Afghanistan, April 28 -- 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.

Earlier, Afghanistan's 5-3 victory over Iraq on Friday brings them closer to qualifying for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Afghanistan's National Futsal team triumphed over Iraq 5-3 when competing in the sem...