There are 31 teams participating in the 2026 AFC Futsal Championship Qualifiers and they are divided into 8 groups, including 7 groups of 4 teams and 1 group of 3 teams. The teams will compete in a round-robin format to calculate the rankings in the countries hosting the groups.
Vietnam team is in group E
After the group stage, the top 8 teams in each group and the 7 best runners-up will qualify for the 2026 AFC Futsal Championship Finals, to be held in Indonesia in January 2026. As hosts, Indonesia will have a direct entry to the finals and will not have to participate in the qualifying round.
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Notably, for the first time, the AFC has applied the seeding grouping for the Asian Futsal Qualifiers based on the latest FIFA Futsal rankings. Accordingly, the Vietnam Futsal Team is ranked 5th in Asia and 31st in the world , so it is placed in the number 1 seed group. The teams in the same group with Vietnam include Iran, Thailand, Japan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Kuwait and Iraq.
Being selected as the No. 1 seed is a recognition of the stable performance of the Vietnam Futsal Team in recent years. From 2014 to present, the Vietnam team has passed the group stage 5 times in a row at the Asian Futsal Championships, notably reaching the top 4 in 2016.
Returning to the Vietnam Team's group at the 2026 AFC Futsal Qualifiers, Lebanon and China are considered two direct competitors for coach Diago Giustozzi and his team. In their most recent confrontation, the Vietnam Futsal Team faced Lebanon in the play-off round for a ticket to the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
After two draws of 0-0 and 1-1, the Vietnamese team then won the right to continue thanks to the away goal rule. Meanwhile, at the 2024 AFC Futsal Championship, the Vietnamese team defeated China with a score of 1-0 in the group stage.
The 2026 Asian Futsal Qualifiers will take place from September 20 to September 24. This is a key tournament for the Vietnam Futsal Team in 2025, alongside the SEA Games which will take place in December in Thailand.
According to plan, to prepare for the Continental Futsal Qualifiers, the Vietnam National Team will gather after the 2025 National Futsal Cup ends next August.
Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/doi-tuyen-viet-nam-cung-bang-voi-lebanon-trung-quoc-va-hong-kong-trung-quoc-tai-vong-loai-futsal-chau-a-2026-2025062615542907.htm
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