Determining the draw time for the 2026 Asian Futsal Championship Finals

VHO - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced that the draw ceremony for the 2026 AFC Futsal Championship Finals will be held on November 5 in Jakarta (Indonesia). The Vietnamese Futsal team is in the second seed group with Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Iraq.

The 2026 AFC Futsal Championship Finals will feature 16 teams, including the eight group winners and seven best second-placed teams from the qualifying round, along with host Indonesia, who will be given a wildcard entry to the Finals.

Teams participating in the final round

Based on the Futsal rankings announced by FIFA on August 29, 2025, 16 teams are divided into 4 seed groups to conduct the group draw.

The Vietnam Futsal team (ranked 26th in the world ) is in group 2, along with Uzbekistan (19), Afghanistan (33) and Iraq (41).

The remaining seed groups include: Indonesia (host), Iran, Thailand, Japan in group 1; Kuwait, Tajikistan, Saudi Arabia, Kyrgyzstan in group 3; Australia, Lebanon, South Korea and Malaysia in group 4.

According to the competition format, 16 teams will be divided into four groups, competing in a round robin to calculate ranking points.

The top two teams in each group will advance. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will be played in a knockout format to determine the champion.

The Vietnamese team has been in good form recently.

The best achievement of the Vietnamese Futsal team in the continental arena was reaching the semi-finals in 2016, thereby for the first time in history, winning the right to participate in the FIFA Futsal World Cup.

With impressive performance in the recent qualifying round, coach Diego Giustozzi and his team continue to receive high expectations from fans for their upcoming journey in the continental arena.

It is expected that the Vietnam Futsal team will gather from November 10 in Ho Chi Minh City to prepare for the 33rd SEA Games.

Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/xac-dinh-thoi-gian-boc-tham-vck-giai-futsal-vo-dich-chau-a-2026-177797.html