Vietnam seeded in pot 2 at Futsal Asian Cup finals

By VNA November 2, 2023 | 07:24 pm PT

Vietnam national futsal team celebrate a goal in the 5-2 win against South Korea in Futsal Asian Cup qualifiers on Oct. 11, 2023. Photo by VFF

The Vietnam national futsal team have been seeded in pot 2, alongside Tajikistan, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia in the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced.

Pot 1 consists of hosts Thailand, Japan, Iran, and Uzbekistan. Meanwhile, pot 3 brings together Bahrain, the Republic of Korea, and Myanmar. Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Australia, and China make up pot 4.

The 16 teams participating in the 2024 Futsal Asian Cup finals are to be divided into four groups, with the draw for the tournament scheduled to take place on Dec. 14 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The final round will take place from April 17 to April 28, 2024 in Thailand.

The teams will compete in a round-robin format where they will play each other once, earning points to determine their rankings within each group. The two first and second teams in four groups (8 teams) will advance to the quarter-finals.

The four semi-finalists will win the right to compete in FIFA futsal World Cup 2024.

The 2024 Futsal Asian Cup finals serve as the qualifying round of the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Vietnam have played in two Futsal World Cups in 2016 and 2020, reaching the knockout stage in both tournaments. At the most recent Futsal World Cup, they ended their campaign in the round of 16.