China's Wang Bo (center) vies for the ball with Hong Kong, China's Liu Kin-po (left) during the group A match of 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualifiers between China and Hong Kong, China, in Bangkok, Thailand, Oct 9, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BANGKOK - China qualified for the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup after beating Hong Kong, China 5-2 on Friday.

The winner of Group A of the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualifiers were decided by the two-leg matches between China and Hong Kong, China following the withdrawal of Turkmenistan.

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Thailand, as the other team in the group, have already secured a berth as the host, and the matches with Thailand were considered as friendlies which were not taken into account for the group rankings.

China took the advantage with a 6-0 victory over Hong Kong, China on Monday before the 5-2 win on Friday.

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The 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup is scheduled to be held in Thailand from April 17 to 28, 2024.