Friendsoffootballnz.com – WELLINGTON, The Futsal Whites will play a three-match international series against Iran, Morocco and Vietnam as part of their preparation for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.<\/p>\n
The matches will be played in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in late March.<\/p>\n
IR Iran (FIFA rank #7), and Morocco (#8) are among the powerhouses of international futsal, both reaching the quarter-finals at the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.<\/p>\n
IR Iran have qualified for every FIFA Futsal World Cup since 1992, finishing third at the 2016 edition, and have won the AFC Asian Futsal Cup a record 12 times.<\/p>\n
Morocco have won three straight Arab Futsal Cups (2023, 2022 and 2021) as well as the last Futsal Confederations Cup in 2022.<\/p>\n
Vietnam (#38) are looking to qualify for a third consecutive FIFA Futsal World Cup, with qualifiers taking place following this series, and reached the Round of 16 in 2021.<\/p>\n
New Zealand\u2019s Futsal Whites, who have qualified for their first-ever FIFA Futsal World Cup, are ranked #49 with FIFA.<\/p>\n
The FIFA tournament will be staged in Uzbekistan from September 14 \u2013 October 6, 2024.<\/p>\n
It will be the 10th Futsal World Cup and 24 teams will participate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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