Iran futsal team to play agaist Kuwait

PTV - The Iranian national futsal team is slated to play against Kuwait at the 10th AFC Futsal Championship 2008 which will be held in Bangkok.

The defending champions Iran will play its first match against Kuwait on Sunday afternoon.

Sixteen teams will take part in the AFC Futsal Championship, which is to be held in Bangkok in Thailand from May 11-18.

Iran will play against Tajikistan, China and Kuwait in group D of the 2008 Asian Futsal Championship.

Kyrgyzstan, Thailand, Iraq, and Indonesia will compete with each other in group A. Japan in group B will compete against Australia, Turkmenistan, and Taipei. Uzbekistan, Lebanon, North Korea, and Malaysia are in group C.

The top four teams in Bangkok will represent Asia at the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil in October 2008.

Iran won the last AFC Futsal Championship, which was held in Japan in 2007.