Geographically situated in Asia, Kazakhstan is one of the nations that is participating under the patronage of UEFA. Under the guidance of Brazilian coach Kaka and naturalized Brazilians such as Higuita, Douglas Junior and Taynan, Kazakhstan's national futsal stream reached the Euro semifinals on the last two occasions, winning the bronze medal at Euro 2016. Lithuania 2021 will be their third ever World Cup participation. In the first edition (2000) they lost all three matches, and in the last edition (2016) they reached 1/8 finals and lost against Spain.
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Nickname: The Hawks
Association: Football Federation of Kazakhstan
Confederation: UEFA (Europe)
FIFA code: KAZ
FIFA ranking: 7
First international: Iran - Kazakhstan 14:2 (1 May 1996)
Biggest international win: Kazakhstan - Singapore 19:0 (8 May 2000)
Biggest international defeat: Iran - Kazakhstan 14:2 (1 May 1996)
World Cup Appearances: 3 (2000, 2016, 2021)
World Cup Best result: 2nd round (2016)
Road to Lithuania: Kazakhstan - Albania 4:0, Kazakhstan - Netherlands 5:0, Kazakhstan - Romania 4:2, Kazakhstan - Romania 1:3, Kazakhstan - Slovenia 4:3, Kazakhstan - Czech Republic 5:2
Coach: Paulo Ricardo Figueiro Silva Kaká
Star Player: Douglas Junior da Silva Negreiros
