Russia require a draw against Italy in Split on Sunday to finish top of Group C ahead of their already-qualified opponents and ensure they will not have to switch to Zagreb for their quarter-final.
The Under-17 finals, which begin three months today, are the first such event to be held in Slovenia and tournament director Aleks Štolfa tells UEFA.com about the preparations.
"No one has ever seen anything like this at a Futsal EURO," saidSerbia coachAca Kovačević after the 9-8 win that took his side through past Azerbaijan, players of both sides left stunned.
Sergei Skorovich was a satisfied man after his Russia team opened their UEFA Futsal EURO 2012 campaign with a 5-0 victory against Turkey that secured their progress from Group C.
Borussia Dortmund's sixth victory in eight away league games, at the expense of 1. FC Nürnburg, took the reigning German champions three points clear at the Bundesliga summit.
Azerbaijan 8-9 Serbia Azerbaijan took the lead four times but Serbia went ahead when it mattered to go through with Portugal after an extraordinary evening in Group D.
Beşiktaş JK will be without hamstrung Roberto Hilbert for both of their UEFA Europa League round of 32 encounters against SC Braga, while İsmail Köybaşı is a doubt for the first leg.
Turkey 0-5 Russia Russia started their bid to reach a fourth final with a polished display which means they and Italy qualify from Group C at Turkey's expense.
Claudio Ranieri heads home with FC Internazionale Milano, city rivals meet in Istanbul and Chelsea FC look to derail Manchester United FC. UEFA.com sifts through the league fixtures.
FC Lokomotiv Moskva new boy Roman Pavlyuchenko stressed the positives of his time in England with Tottenham Hotspur FC after confirming his return to his homeland.
Croatia's Mato Stanković will ask his side to remember their recent FIFA World Cup exit when they face their Czech nemeses, who need a two-goal win to pip the hosts to the quarters.
Spain coach José Venancio López described Ukraine's opening display as "lethal" ahead of Saturday's encounter to decide which of the confirmed quarter-finalists will win Group B.
Portugal have started the finals in far better shape than when they finished runners-up two years ago but Pedro Cary believes their route from here on in will be much tougher.
France have organised home matches against Iceland and Serbia as part of a four-match series of friendly fixtures building up to this summer's UEFA EURO 2012 challenge.
Ander Herrera takes UEFA.com behind the scenes at Athletic Club as his side prepare for round of 32 action against FC Lokomotiv Moskva, saying what "makes the city, club and fans so special".
UEFA's referee course week in Antalya concluded with a series of important messages being reiterated to the European game's leading match officials ahead of tough spring tests.
Rio Ferdinand offers up a free meal, an Israeli boss talks bingo and Zlatan Ibrahimović is compared to Gulliver in UEFA.com's pick through the choicest morsels of the week's football.
Gennadiy Lysenchuk was in good spirits after his Ukraine side booked a quarter-final spot with a 6-3 win that eliminated Slovenia, who conceded that they had been outclassed.
Sito Rivera praised his Romania team for "playing with our heads" after they followed up their opening loss by beating the Czech Republic 3-1 to become the first quarter-finalists.
Romania 3-1 Czech Republic Florin Ignat and Florin Matei struck in the last seven minutes as Romania recovered from a goal down to reach the quarter-finals.
UEFA regrets to announce that it has decided to cancel the planned gala match Croatia '98 v France '98 that was to have preceded Tuesday's quarter-final because of an airline strike.
UEFA has welcomed a new European Parliament report on sport which enlists the support of MEPs for all of the football governing body's main policies and core values.
Gertjan Verbeek has been rewarded with a two-year contract extension for his work in leading AZ Alkmaar to third in the Eredivisie and into the UEFA Europa League round of 32.
