INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Afghanistan national futsal team beat Guatemala 5-4 in their continental five-a-side tournament match on Monday afternoon, September 2,
in Bangkok, Thailand.For Afghanistan, this will be a warm-up tournament ahead of the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024 that&s expected to kick off
later this month in Uzbekistan.Thailand is currently hosting the continental five-a-side tournament, involving teams from Afghanistan, the
host Thailand, Guatemala, New Zealand, and Kuwait.This tournament started on August 29 and will run through until September 6 after which
teams will start making their way to Uzbekistan for the World Cup which gets underway on September 14.FIFA meanwhile recently updated the
Futsal Men&s world Ranking positions of teams that secured a spot in the global event.Rankings are as follows:1st & Brazil
2nd &
Portugal
3rd & Spain
4th & IR Iran
5th & Argentina
6th & Morocco
8th & Kazakhstan
9th & Thailand
10th & France
11th & Uzbekistan
12th &
Ukraine
13th & Paraguay
16th & Croatia
19th & New Zealand
21st & Venezuela
30th & Afghanistan
31st & Costa Rica
34th & Tajikistan
36th &
Netherlands
40th & Guatemala
44th & Panama
47th & Angola
50th & Libya
78th & CubaHow to watch FIFA Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024For fans
across the country, Ariana Television will once again broadcast the exciting event live.Afghanistan&s first World Cup match will be against
Angola on September 15. Related stories:Official match ball unveiled for Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024Norouzi says no reason why
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