Spain – Italy. Forecast and announcement for the match of the 1/4 finals of the European Football Championship 2026 in futsal

On February 1, in the semifinals of Euro-2026 in futsal, Spain will play against Italy. The match is scheduled to start at 20:30 Kyiv time.

Spain

“Red Fury” came to this tournament for the title, let me remind you, the Spaniards won the Euro more often than anyone else, as many as seven times. The team started this tournament with a victory over the Slovenians – 4:1, then rather modestly defeated the Belarusians – 2:0. The most effective was the battle against Belgium, where they managed to win a crushing victory with a score of 10:3.

If you look at the grid, the Croats are already waiting in the semi-finals, so the road to the final does not look difficult, here it is important not to underestimate the opponent. The Spanish know how to add at the right moment, this is a sign of their high class.

Italy

The Azzurri team can boast of having won the continental championship twice, the last time was in 2014, since then they have never even reached the semi-finals of the Euros.

In this tournament, the Italians are not impressive, they started with a crushing defeat against Portugal with a score of 2:6. In the second round, they managed to beat Poland – 4:0. The fate of the second place in the group was decided in the last round, in a face-to-face confrontation with direct competitor Hungary. In that match, Italy had to not lose, they coped with this task, playing – 2:2. With such a game, there will be few chances against the Spaniards.

Personal meetings

The rivals have a long history of face-to-face confrontations, where the Spaniards have a huge advantage. The last time they met was in November last year, when Italy lost 3:4 in a friendly.

Forecast

Two ambitious national teams that know how to win the Euro meet. The Spaniards are rightly quoted as favorites, in this tournament they look stronger than their rivals. I expect an intriguing and tense match, in which the “red fury” should look better. I suggest placing a bet on the victory of the Spaniards with a handicap of -1.5 goals for 1.77.