On December 14, Beijing time, the draw ceremony for the final of the 2024 Futsal Asian Cup was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the Chinese team was in Group A with Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand. The tournament will take place in Thailand from April 17 to 28, 2024.
According to the results of the last futsal Asian Cup, Japan, Iran, Uzbekistan, and Thailand are the first teams, and the Chinese team was absent from the last game due to the epidemic and was assigned to the fourth pot.
Group A: Thailand, Viet Nam, Myanmar, China.
Group B: Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Australia.
Group C: Japan, Tajikistan, Republic of Korea, Kyrgyzstan.
Group D: Iran, Kuwait, Bahrain, Afghanistan.
In the futsal Asian Cup qualifiers in October 2023, the Chinese team successfully entered the final stage. The 2024 Futsal Asia Cup Final is also a qualifier for the 2024 Futsal World Cup in Asia, with a total of 4 qualifying places. As the host of the 2024 Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan automatically qualifies for the World Cup and does not qualify for the Asian zone. Therefore, if Uzbekistan reaches the semi-finals of the 2024 Futsal Asian Cup, the four losing teams in the quarter-finals will go through a play-off to determine the fourth World Cup place in Asia.
The last time the Chinese team participated in the Futsal World Cup was in 2008. After 16 years, the Chinese team will once again compete for the World Cup ticket.
**: Chinese Football Association