The Lions of Khorasan clinched their spot in the Futsal World Cup by defeating Kyrgyzstan in the playoff final.
The national futsal players faced off against the Kyrgyzstan team in a crucial match at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. The national futsal team defeated Kyrgyzstan 5-3 and qualified for the World Cup for the first time.
Afghanistan won the match against Kyrgyzstan 5-3, earning their ticket to the World Cup.
Afghanistan’s Omid Qanbari, Akbar Kazemi, Mahdi Norouzi, and Mehran Gholami scored twice in the game.