[2][3][4] Apart from Lithuania, a record 48 of the remaining 54 UEFA nations entered the competition, including World Cup qualifying debutants Germany, Kosovo, Scotland, and Northern Ireland who entered their first international men's futsal competition.

If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 16.01).

The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the main round to join the 16 teams which receive byes.

The draws for the elite round and play-offs were held on 7 November 2019, 14:15 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, Russia and Ukraine could not be drawn in the same group.

For the play-offs, the four elite round group runners-up, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, were drawn into two ties without any seeding.

The play-offs were originally scheduled to be played on 9 and 12 April 2020, but had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, initially to a later date tentatively between June and mid-August.

The Czech Republic won 6–5 on penalties and qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.