The draw for the second edition of the FIFA Youth Olympic Futsal Tournaments™ has taken place at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland, with a host of fascinating encounters promised across the two groups in each competition.
The Youth Olympic Futsal Tournaments will take place in Dakar, Senegal, as part of the fourth Youth Olympic Games and will run from 1-12 November, featuring 80 players aged 17 and under.
A new champion will be crowned in each category, as 2018 champions Brazil (men’s) and Portugal (women’s) are not participating.
Men’s tournament
Hosts Senegal are placed into Group A and will go up against formidable foes Argentina, who finished fourth on home soil in 2018, and 2025 Asian Youth Games gold medal winners Afghanistan.
In Group B, Portugal are the top-seeded team in the tournament and will have their hands full, especially with a Morocco team that have been on the rise at senior level.
Men’s draw
Group A: Senegal, Argentina, Panama, Afghanistan
Group B: Portugal, Morocco, Solomon Islands, Paraguay
Women’s tournament
The Senegal women have also been placed into Group A and will tangle with stiff competition. Italy are the top-seeded team in the women’s competition and in Group B they will have to deal with the likes of IR Iran, who took home gold in last year’s Asian youth Games.
Women’s draw
Group A: Senegal, Fiji, Colombia, Ukraine
Group B: Italy, Cameroon, Costa Rica, IR Iran
