Myanmar faces Viet Nam in Asian Cup Futsal opener 2024

 

Myanmar national futsal team will play against the Viet­namese team in the first group match in the Asian Cup futsal tournament 2024, in which Thai­land will host in the final stage.

 

The tournament will last from 17 to 28 April, with the participation of four groups of four teams. Group A compris­es Thailand, Viet Nam, China and Myanmar, whereas Group B consists of Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Australia. Ja­pan, Tajikistan, South Korea, and Kirgizstan fall under Group C, while Group D is formed with Iran, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Af­ghanistan. Myanmar will play with Viet Nam on 17 April, host Thailand on 19 April and China on 21 April.

 

Myanmar prepared to com­pete in the tournament in early 2024. It also made preparations for the first time from 20 Jan­uary to 10 February. Since 18 March, the national team has been making second prepara­tions for the tournament.

 

As part of the first prepa­ration, the Myanmar national futsal team made a trip to Indo­nesia and played three warm-up matches with Indonesian clubs. In the second preparation, Myanmar held two warm-up matches with the Afghanistan team and one each with the Kuwaiti and Kyrgyzstan teams.

 

Myanmar lost to Afghani­stan 1-6 in the first match but won over the opponent with a 4-2 result. In Thailand, Myan­mar beat the Kuwaiti team 4-2 in the warm-up game but lost to the Kirgizstan team 1-3. — Ko Nyi Lay/TTA