Ha Noi-based ATV beat VTV 5-4 on penalties after drawing 1-1 in the final of the Budweiser 6v6 International Cup qualifiers at the University of Water Resources yesterday.

The ATV team, which was known as Horison, walked away with US$300 after finishing on top at the northern region qualifiers in Hanoi, which had 32 teams playing in a round robin tournament with eight groups.

Both ATV and VTV will advance to the final round at Ho Chi Minh City's Thong Nhat Stadium next month.

According to organisers, this year's tournament drew 128 teams that battled it out in the qualifiers in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Khanh Hoa Province.

The last eight teams will play in the finals at Thong Nhat Stadium on April 4.

The winners will represent Vietnam at the world championships at Loftus Versfield Stadium, which will host the World Cup's opening and final matches in South Africa this July.

The World Six-a-side Championship will be played in two five-minute halves on a 43m-by-26m pitch.

Last year, Vietnam finished second after losing to Argentina on penalties at Manchester United's Old Trafford Stadium – the Theatre of Dreams.

The qualifiers were organised by the Vietnam Football Federation and Budweiser. (VNS)