On the eve of the start of the Asian Futsal Championship in the East Continent, the Chinese Football Federation announced that the Chinese national futsal team will not participate in the competition.
With the withdrawal of China, the way the Asian Cup qualifiers were held also changed. Previously, six teams from Japan, China, and Mongolia were to compete in the first group, and Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, and South Korea in the second group, with three teams eventually advancing to the Asian Cup.
Now, with the withdrawal of China, the Asian Football Confederation has changed the way the tournament is held, announcing that Japan, Mongolia, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong and South Korea will meet in a group and the top three teams will go to the Asian Championship. شد.
The Asian Cup qualifiers in the East will be hosted by Malaysia from 27 to 31 May.
The Asian Futsal Cup will be hosted by Kuwait in September this year. In addition, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Bahrain and Oman (west), Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan (center) and Thailand, Indonesia And Vietnam (southeast) have obtained a permit to attend.