A file photo of players celebrating.

KUWAIT CITY, July 12: The Kuwait futsal team will begin preparations for the AFC Futsal Championship qualifiers on August 2nd, continuing training until August 21st before departing for a training camp in Spain. The camp will feature several friendly matches to sharpen the team’s skills.

The team is scheduled to return from Madrid on September 4th, ahead of an internal training camp from September 9th to 14th. This camp will include two friendly matches against Vietnam on September 11th and 13th.

The final training camp will commence on September 18th, as the team gears up for the qualifiers running from September 20th to 24th.

Drawn into Group A alongside Australia, Mongolia, and India, Kuwait will open its campaign against India on September 20th, face Mongolia on September 22nd, and conclude with Australia on September 24th.

The qualifiers feature eight groups, with the top two teams from each group, plus the seven best second-placed teams, advancing to join host country Indonesia in the 18th edition of the tournament, set to begin next January.