The brilliant rise of the Afghan national futsal team to the 2026 AFC Asian Cup.
The Afghan national futsal team managed to advance to the final stage of the 2026 AFC Futsal Cup in Indonesia with an 8-0 victory over Myanmar.
The match was held as part of the Group H qualifying competition in Yangon, Myanmar, and Afghanistan topped the group with its high-scoring victory.
The Afghan national futsal team finished the first half of the game with 6 goals and was able to create a significant gap with the opponent.
Previously, the Afghan team had defeated the Maldives team with a score of 10-1 in the preliminary round of the same competition.
With these two decisive victories, the Afghan national futsal team was able to consolidate its position at the top of Group H and qualify for the main tournament of the AFC Asian Cup as the group’s representative.
In this group, Afghanistan was in the same group as Myanmar and the Maldives and showed an impressive performance by achieving brilliant results.
The head coach of the Afghan national futsal team is Majid Mortezai, an Iranian coach who has achieved remarkable successes with the team so far.
The 2026 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers will be held with the participation of 31 teams in seven groups of four teams and one group of three teams, and the teams will compete for a place in the main tournament.
The final round of the competition is scheduled to be hosted by Indonesia, and the Afghan national futsal team will be ready to participate in it with high spirits.
