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The Beach Soccer Team is finishing its last week of work at the Argentine Football Association's property in Ezeiza before traveling to Dubai, where it will participate in the twelfth edition of the World Cup of that discipline.
The squad trained in the morning shift throughout the week and tonight they will travel to Asian lands in search of sleep.
The Argentine team practiced for more than two hours throughout the week, adjusting the final details ahead of the World Cup.
The team was concentrating at the Lionel Messi facility, where today in the morning it is carrying out its last practice, while at night it will embark for the Asian continent, where it will complete the preparation for its debut in the 12th edition of the Copa del Rey. Beach Soccer World.
Argentina will return to the top FIFA competition after three absences and will have its debut on February 15
, against Tahiti, to then face Iran, on the 17th, and will complete the group stage on the 19th, against Spain.
The competition will take place from February 15 to 25.
Group A of the World Cup is made up of the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, the United States and Italy.
Group B: Spain, Iran, Tahiti and Argentina.
Group C Senegal, Belarus, Colombia and Japan.
Group D Brazil, Oman, Portugal and Mexico.
The World Cup will begin on Thursday, February 15
and the opening match will be between the United States and Italy, at 8:30.
While Argentina will play in the next round, against Tahiti, at 10:30.
On Saturday the 17th, at 2 p.m., the team will face Iran, while the group stage will close on Monday the 19th, at 10 a.m., against Spain.
If qualified, the quarterfinals will be played on Thursday, February 22 and Argentina's rival will come out of group D, which includes Brazil, Oman, Portugal and Mexico.
The semifinals will be on Saturday the 24th, while the final and the third place match will be played on Sunday the 25th.
The futsal team, with guaranteed passage
The Argentine Futsal team has achieved its first objective in this Copa América, qualifying for the semifinals and, therefore, for the World Cup in Uzbekistan.
As second in Group B, Matías Lucuix's Albiceleste defeated Bolivia 4-0, Peru 4-1, Uruguay 2-0 and fell 1-4 against Brazil to finish the zone with nine points.
On the other hand, Paraguay finished as the leader of Group A that has left Venezuela as a runner-up.
“As things stand, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Venezuela will be the teams that will appear on the World Cup list after this continental competition.
And, as if that were not enough, they will fight for the title between Friday and Saturday.
The rest of the teams will bid to be in the best possible positions, since that determines priorities for the subsequent draws of the tournament,” reported the AFA press.