Iran, the two-time winner of the AFC finals, was drawn with the UAE – also a two-time winner – Malaysia and Uzbekistan in Group B.
The finals in Pattaya (March 16-26) will be the 10th edition of the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup.
Group A consists of Thailand, Bahrain, Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia.
Group C features Japan, Lebanon, China as well as Indonesia.
Oman, Palestine, Kuwait, and Kyrgyzstan are in Group D.
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