Futsal World Cup: Afghanistan placed in C group

KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan have been placed in Group C of the 2024 Futsal World Cup along with Argentina, Ukraine and Angola.

• Group A: Uzbekistan, Netherlands, Paraguay, Costa Rica
• Group B: Brazil, Cuba, Croatia, Thailand
• Group C: Argentina, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Angola
• Group D: Spain, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Libya
• Group E: Portugal, Panama, Tajikistan, Morocco
• Group F: Iran, Venezuela, Guatemala, France

The six groups were set at the official draw in Samarkand’s resplendent Registan Square, a post on the Futsal World Cup Website read.

The event featuring 24 teams will begin in Uzbekistan in mid-September.

Afghanistan, who will appear in a FIFA competition for the first time since 1948, will face Argentina, Ukraine and Angola.

Afghanistan, France, New Zealand and Tajikistan will be making their tournament debuts, while Croatia and the Netherlands return for the first time in almost a quarter-century.

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