2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details | |
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Host country | United Arab Emirates |
Dates | 20–25 May 2021[1] |
Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 15 (3.75 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
The Asian qualifying competition for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup was an extraordinary men's futsal competition that determines two of the five national teams which are members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) playing in the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania, which was originally scheduled to be held in 2020 but postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
The matches were played at the neutral venue of in Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates between 20 and 25 May 2021.[3]
Format[]
The five AFC teams playing in the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup would originally be determined by the 2020 AFC Futsal Championship, with the top five teams qualifying. Following the cancellation of the championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AFC announced on 21 April 2021 that they agreed to two sets of criteria of establishing the AFC representatives for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup. The first criteria took reference from the top five teams of the most recent edition (2018), while the second criteria applied a point system which calculates the top five teams from the overall ranking of the last three editions of the AFC Futsal Championship (2014, 2016, 2018).[2]
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Based on the results of combined criteria, the top three recurring teams (Iran, Japan, and Uzbekistan) were directly nominated as the AFC representatives for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup. Additionally, the four remaining teams (Iraq, Lebanon, Thailand, and Vietnam) would play play-off matches over two legs. The two winners would qualify for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.[1][2] Although all matches were eventually played at a neutral venue, the away goals rule would still be applied.
Draw[]
The draw was held on 27 April 2021, 16:00 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1][2] The four teams (Iraq, Lebanon, Thailand, and Vietnam) were drawn into two pairings. The team drawn first in each pairing would be the home team for the first leg, and the team drawn second in each pairing would be the home team for the second leg.[4]
Summary[]
The first legs were played on 20 and 23 May, and the second legs on 25 May 2021.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Iraq ![]() |
2–11 | ![]() |
2–7 | 0–4 |
Vietnam ![]() |
1–1 (a) | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–1 |
Matches[]
Iraq ![]() | 2–7 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Thailand won 11–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
1–1 on aggregate. Vietnam won on away goals and qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Goalscorers[]
There were 15 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Tareq Zeyad
Pornmongkol Srisubseang
Châu Đoàn Phát
Ali Tneich
1 own goal
Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup[]
The following five teams from AFC qualify for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup1 |
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21 April 2021[5] | 7 (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) |
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21 April 2021[5] | 4 (1989, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
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21 April 2021[5] | 1 (2016) |
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25 May 2021[6] | 5 (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) |
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25 May 2021[6] | 1 (2016) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Asian Playoff matches for FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021 revealed". the-afc.com. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Latest update on AFC representatives for upcoming FIFA competitions". the-AFC.com. AFC. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Thailand, Vietnam in the way as Iraq, Lebanon seek debut appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup". AFC. 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Asian Playoff for FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021". youtube.com. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "AFC nominate three teams for Lithuania 2021". FIFA.com. 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Thailand and Vietnam complete World Cup line-up". FIFA.com. 26 May 2021.
External links[]
- FIFA Futsal World Cup, the-AFC.com
- FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021, stats.the-AFC.com
- 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification
- 2021 in Asian futsal
- May 2021 sports events in Asia
- International futsal competitions hosted by the United Arab Emirates