Afghanistan’s national futsal team advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup despite a 5–2 defeat to Iran in their final Group Four match on Sunday.
Iran led 1–0 at halftime and secured the win in a match that determined the group winner, after both teams had already booked their places in the knockout stage with six points each.
Reza Hosseinpour and Mohammad Javad Safari scored Afghanistan’s goals, while both sides created several scoring chances during the contest.
Afghanistan started the match with Mohammad Javad Safari, Hamidreza Hosseini, Akbar Kazemi, Seyed Morteza Hosseini and Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini.
Afghanistan had earlier qualified for the quarter-finals with victories over Saudi Arabia and Malaysia in the group.
