Iran Knows Rivals at AFC Beach Soccer Championship
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Defending champion Iran has known its rivals at the 2019 AFC Beach Soccer Championship Thailand.
Iran national beach soccer team has been drawn in Group D along with Oman and Iraq following the official draw in Pattaya, Thailand on Monday.
Fifteen teams, three more than the inaugural edition in 2017, will battle to be crowned champions next March.
Host nation Thailand will face Afghanistan, Malaysia and Palestine in Group A while the United Arab Emirates, who finished second in the 2017 edition in Terengganu, Malaysia, was drawn alongside Lebanon, China and Kyrgyz Republic in Group B.
Japan, ranked third in the competition in 2017, will take on Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait in Group C.
The second edition of the premier beach soccer championship in Asia will be an important competition as the top three teams will represent the Continent in the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay.
The AFC Beach Soccer Championship Thailand 2019 will be played in Pattaya from March 9-17, 2019.
