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href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/news/newsid=1637183.html" title="Seven berths on offer">Seven berths on offer</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/news/newsid=1637183.html">UEFA has been allocated seven places at the 24-team 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Thailand and qualifying will be set in motion with the preliminary and main round draws on 7 July.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Saturday 4 June 2011 14.53CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_7" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/news/newsid=1605285.html"><img src="/web/20120111064841im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/General/01/60/51/97/1605197_s5.jpg" alt="Falcão hails Kairat and European futsal" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/news/newsid=1605285.html" title="Falcão hails European futsal">Falcão hails European futsal</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/news/newsid=1605285.html">Brazil star Falcão recently made the UEFA Futsal Cup semi-final draw and told UEFA.com about host club Kairat Almaty, his love of the European game and Ricardinho's tattoo tribute.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Friday 1 April 2011 10.02CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_8" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/news/newsid=1503120.html"><img src="/web/20120111064841im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/General/01/50/31/24/1503124_s5.jpg" alt="Thailand to be 2012 hosts" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h2 class="nTitle"><a 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href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/season=2008/matches/round=15330/match=304269/postmatch/report/index.html" title="Brazil relieve Spain of title">Brazil relieve Spain of title</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/season=2008/matches/round=15330/match=304269/postmatch/report/index.html"><b>Brazil 2-2 Spain<br/>(aet, Brazil win 4-3 on pens)<br/></b>Spain's eight-year hold on the FIFA Futsal World Cup is over after a penalty shoot-out triumph gave Brazil victory.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Sunday 19 October 2008 16.06CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_10" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/news/newsid=763328.html"><img src="/web/20120111064841im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/FUTWC/76/33/31/763331_s5.jpg" alt="Rodríguez's pride in defeat" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/news/newsid=763328.html" title="Rodríguez's pride in defeat">Rodríguez's pride in defeat</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/news/newsid=763328.html">Spain captain Javi Rodríguez expressed pride at their performance after his fourth final ended with defeat but there was consolation for Pula of fourth-placed Russia as he finished top scorer.</a></div><div class="newsDate">Sunday 19 October 2008 4.51CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_11" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/season=2008/matches/round=15329/match=304270/postmatch/report/index.html"><img src="/web/20120111064841im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/FUTWC/76/30/90/763090_s5.jpg" alt="Timely Italy clinch World Cup bronze" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/season=2008/matches/round=15329/match=304270/postmatch/report/index.html" title="Timely Italy clinch World Cup bronze">Timely Italy clinch World Cup bronze</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/season=2008/matches/round=15329/match=304270/postmatch/report/index.html"><b>Russia 1-2 Italy</b><br>A last-minute goal by Saad Assis ensured Italy beat Russia to take third place at the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil.<br></a></div><div class="newsDate">Saturday 18 October 2008 14.24CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_12" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/season=2008/matches/round=15328/match=304267/postmatch/report/index.html"><img src="/web/20120111064841im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/FUTWC/76/24/50/762450_s5.jpg" 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src="/web/20120111064841im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/FUTWC/76/23/79/762379_s5.jpg" alt="Russia dream ended by Brazil" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/season=2008/matches/round=15328/match=304268/postmatch/report/index.html" title="Russia dream ended by Brazil">Russia dream ended by Brazil</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/season=2008/matches/round=15328/match=304268/postmatch/report/index.html"><b>Russia 2-4 Brazil</b><br>Russia are out after a semi-final defeat by Brazil, with the Spanish-based trio of Schumacher, Vinicius Elías and Gabriel on target for the hosts.<b> </b></a></div><div class="newsDate">Thursday 16 October 2008 16.00CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_14" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/news/newsid=761518.html"><img src="/web/20120111064841im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/FUTWC/76/15/06/761506_s5.jpg" alt="Italy set up Spain rematch in Brazil" width="75" height="75"/></a> </div><div class="nlbody"><h2 class="nTitle"><a href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/news/newsid=761518.html" title="Italy set up Spain rematch in Brazil">Italy set up Spain rematch in Brazil</a></h2><div class="newsComment innerText"><a href="/web/20120111064841/http://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/news/newsid=761518.html">Holders Spain will meet 2004 runners-up Italy and former European champions Russia are to take on hosts Brazil in the FIFA Futsal World Cup semi-finals after winning their way through from the second group stage.<br></a></div><div class="newsDate">Tuesday 14 October 2008 18.04CET</div> </div></li><li id="A0001_15" class=" s5"><div class="fl"><a class="newsThumb" 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