TEHRAN - Iran defeated China 3-1 in the third-place playoff of the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup China 2025 on Saturday.
Team Melli sealed its place at the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup Philippines 2025.
The two-time defending champions lost to Japan narrowly in the semifinal of the competition on Tuesday to fail to reach the final. 
Having won the third spot, the Iranian team now qualified for the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup in the Philippines.
The 2025 AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup is the third edition of the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women’s national teams of Asia. The tournament is held between 6 and 17 May 2025.
There have been two editions of the Asian competitions since 2015, and Iran has won both titles.