Determined all 15 opponents of Vietnam futsal team at Asian tournament

(Dan Tri) - After Group D, the final group of the 2026 Asian futsal qualifiers, ended this morning (October 23), the continental tournament has determined all 16 participating teams.

As Group D of the Asian Futsal Qualifiers concluded this morning, the final two teams to qualify for the tournament will be Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

The Vietnamese futsal team has learned all their opponents at the 2026 Asian Futsal Championship (Photo: VFF).

Iraq topped Group D in the qualifiers with 9 points after 3 wins out of 3 matches, qualifying for the finals as the top team in the qualifying group. Saudi Arabia finished second in Group D, qualifying for the continental futsal championship as one of the 7 best-performing second-placed teams.

Saudi Arabia finished fifth among the seven second-placed teams, officially eliminating Myanmar (the last-placed team among the second-placed teams) from the tournament.

The 16 teams that qualified for the 2026 Asian Futsal Championship finals are: host nation Indonesia, Australia (winner of Group A in the qualifying round), Thailand (Group B), Japan (Group C), Iraq (D), Vietnam (E), Kyrgyzstan (F), Iran (G), and Afghanistan (H), Kuwait (runner-up in Group A), South Korea (runner-up in Group B), Uzbekistan (runner-up in Group F), Tajikistan (runner-up in Group C), Saudi Arabia (runner-up in Group D), Lebanon (runner-up in Group E), and Malaysia (runner-up in Group G).

The Thai futsal team (in blue) and the South Korean team are also participating in the finals (Photo: FAT).

The Asian Futsal Championship finals will take place from January 27th, 2026 to February 7th, 2026. The Vietnamese futsal team is in seed group 2, alongside Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

Meanwhile, the top seeded teams include host nation Indonesia, Iran, Japan, and Thailand. The third seeded team consists of Kuwait, Tajikistan, Saudi Arabia, and Kyrgyzstan. And the fourth seeded team includes Australia, Lebanon, South Korea, and Malaysia.

With this seeding, the Vietnamese futsal team will avoid two very tough opponents, Uzbekistan and Iraq. We could end up in an easier group at the finals.

16 teams will participate in the 2026 Asian Futsal Championship (Photo: ASEAN Football).

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/xac-dinh-du-15-doi-thu-cua-doi-tuyen-futsal-viet-nam-tai-giai-chau-a-20251023160459156.htm