09/14/2021 12:41 PM
Clarín.com
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Updated 9/14/2021 2:01 PM
Last Sunday the
Lithuanian Futsal World Cup was
launched
, but the Argentine team led by
Matías Lucuix
will only make his debut during the course of this day. It should be remembered that Argentina faces this event as a favorite, this from the championship achieved in 2016, when the
Albiceleste
gave the surprise and stayed with the World Cup played in Colombia.
It debuts from 2 p.m. (Argentine time) against the United States with televising by DirecTV and Public TV.
It should have been 5 years, but this afternoon the national team will finally see action in the most important futsal tournament in the world.
The debut will be against the US
team, a team that already faced the national team in the previous World Cup, in a dynamic match that ended with a 7-4 victory for Argentina.
Argentina will seek to defend the title won at the 2016 World Cup in Colombia. (AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYO)
As in all disciplines, it is important to start on the right foot, so this confrontation will be vital to be able to fulfill the objectives that the team sets itself. Who referred to this crossing was the captain of the national team,
Leandro Cuzzolino
, who assured: “A victory in the game with the United States can give us a spark of confidence for what follows but, in the same way, we know that the The first game is always the most difficult, so you have to go out and play with everything ”.
The Argentine National Team will be part of group F, which it will share with Serbia, the United States and Iran, the latter being one of the biggest contenders to surprise. In fact, the Iranian team reached the semifinals of the last tournament, where they lost to Russia by the minimum. After facing the North Americans, Argentina will meet Serbia and close the group stage against Iran.
Prior to the start of the World Cup, the “Albiceleste” made a tour consisting of five games, where those led by Matías Lucuix showed a great performance and were confirmed as candidates for the title.
In it, Argentina faced
Uzbekistan, Spain, Japan, and the Netherlands
, having played two games against the Dutch team.
The Argentine team left no doubts, and closed the tour with a balance of four wins and a draw
.
The Argentine futsal team faces this World Cup after a great performance in the previous matches.
(Photo: @argentina)
Argentina is facing its eighth World Cup, where it will seek to be on the podium for the second time in its history.
In the last edition of the contest, he became consecrated after defeating Russia in the decisive match.
It ended with a disputed 5 to 4 in favor of the “Albiceleste” team, which managed to be crowned in the Cali district.
Regarding the start of this World Cup, which will end on October 3, it should be noted that the Russian team began its passage through the competition in an unbeatable way, since it defeated Egypt by 9 to 0 in what was an exhibition by the Soviets.
In addition,
the Brazilian team also won a candidate cap by crushing Vietnam 9 to 1
in the opening of group D.
#FutsalWC # Lituania2021🇱🇹
🇦🇷 The National Team makes its debut today!
🇦🇷
✔ From 2
p.m.
, first date of Group F, against the United States 🇺🇸
📝 https://t.co/ljwBHcfp2f pic.twitter.com/DFzfnlrQCH
- Argentina National Team 🇦🇷 (@Argentina) September 14, 2021
The truth is that the Argentine team will finally return to compete at the highest level.
Although “Albiceleste” has yet to make its World Cup debut, fans are looking forward to seeing the Lucuix team present at the Kaunas Arena on October 3, when the event's final takes place.
Look also
The national team trains in Spain for the futsal World Cup
Schedule and dates of the matches of the futsal team in the World Cup