Oraz Mammetgeldiyev, a specialist in the international relations department of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan (FFT), was included in the Organizing Committee of the Football Federation of Uzbekistan for the 2024 Futsal World Cup. The FFT reported this to Turkmenportal.

Mammetgeldiyev’s participation is aimed at exchanging experience and gaining new knowledge in organizing international tournaments. This decision will strengthen friendly relations between the federations and will contribute to raising the level of football organization in both countries.

The Futsal World Championship will be held from September 14 to October 6, 2024 in three cities of Uzbekistan: Tashkent, Andijan and Bukhara. The CAFA region will be represented by four teams at the tournament: Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

Based on the results of the draw, the opponents of the Central Asian teams in the group stage were determined:

• Uzbekistan will play with the Netherlands, Paraguay and Costa Rica
• Tajikistan will meet with Portugal, Morocco and Panama
• Afghanistan was in a group with Argentina, Ukraine and Angola
• Iran will compete with France, Venezuela and Guatemala

16 teams will advance to the playoffs: the first and second place finishers in the groups, as well as the four best teams among the third place finishers. They will continue to fight for the championship title.

The current futsal world champion is the Portuguese national team.