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The Indian men’s futsal team is set to participate in the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers for the first time. India were drawn alongside Tajikistan, Myanmar and Palestine in Group E after the draw ceremony held on Thursday, June 22 at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tajikistan is set to host Group E of the qualifiers, which will be held from October 7 to 11 this year. A total of 31 teams were divided into eight groups – seven comprising four teams each, and one containing three.
Each group will be played at a centralised venue in a single round-robin format, with the eight group winners and seven best second-placed teams among all groups qualifying for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ 2024.
These 15 teams will join the Host Member Association (MA), to be determined at a later stage and who will receive automatic qualification, to form the final cast at the tournament.
DRAW RESULT
Group A: Thailand (H), Turkmenistan, Hong Kong, China
Group B: Indonesia (H), Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Macau
Group C: Iran, Lebanon, Kyrgyz Republic (H), Maldives
Group D: Vietnam, South Korea, Nepal, Mongolia (H)
Group E: Tajikistan (H), Myanmar, Palestine, India
Group F: Kuwait, Bahrain (H), Timor-Leste, Brunei Darussalam
Group G: Uzbekistan (H), Iraq, Malaysia, Cambodia
Group H: Japan, Chinese Taipei (H), Australia
