2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (AFC)

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2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
Dates20–25 May 2021 [1]
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored15 (3.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Thailand.svg Kritsada Wongkaeo (4 goals)

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]

Contents

The matches were played at the neutral venue of Khorfakkan Futsal Club Hall 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 criterion took reference from the top five teams of the most recent edition (2018), while the second criterion 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]

The top five teams for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup Asian qualifying in each criterion
Based on the most recent edition
TeamRank
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 3
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 4
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 5
Based on the last three editions
TeamRank
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 3
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 5

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 (although had not qualified for the 2020 AFC Futsal Championship formerly), 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]

Summary

The first legs were played on 20 and 23 May, and the second legs on 25 May 2021.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg2–11Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2–7 0–4
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg1–1 (a)Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 0–0 1–1

Matches

Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg2–7Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
  • Apiwat Soccerball shade.svg14' (o.g.)
  • Zayed Soccerball shade.svg29'
 Report
Khorfakkan Futsal Club Hall, Khor Fakkan
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ebrahim Mehrabi Afshar (Iran)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg4–0Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Khorfakkan Futsal Club Hall, Khor Fakkan
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Po-fu (Chinese Taipei)

Thailand won 11–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg0–0Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report
Khorfakkan Futsal Club Hall, Khor Fakkan
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg1–1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Report
Khorfakkan Futsal Club Hall, Khor Fakkan
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gelareh Nazemi Deylami (Iran)

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

1 own goal

Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup

The following five teams from AFC qualify for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup 1
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 21 April 2021 [4] 7 (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 21 April 2021 [4] 4 (1989, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 21 April 2021 [4] 1 (2016)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 25 May 2021 [5] 5 (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 , 2016)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 25 May 2021 [5] 1 (2016)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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