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The Argentine futsal team competes this Sunday in the final of the Uzbekistan 2024 World Cup against Brazil with the dream of repeating the title obtained in Colombia 2016 and taking revenge for the loss in Lithuania 2021. The match begins at 12 (Argentine time) at the Humo Arena in Tashkent and is refereed by the Uruguayan Daniel Rodriguez.
There are two options to watch the match on television and they are DSports and Public TV. Both channels can also be seen online on the digital platforms Flow, DGO and Telecentro Play – you must be a cable operator customer to access the content.
The final has all the possible ingredients. It is the biggest classic in world football and it will be a trophy that Brazil has not won since 2012 and that Argentina wants to recover after winning it in 2016 and then losing the final against Portugal in 2021. But it also adds an extra detail: until today, a Only country managed to be world champion in 11-a-side football and futsal at the same time and it was the Verdeamarela in 1994. The Albiceleste team seeks to emulate that achievement.
The team led by Matías Lucuix He is undefeated with six wins. Before beating the French team with a double of Kevin Arrieta plus another bit of Angel Claudinobeat Kazakhstan 6-1 in the quarterfinals and beat Croatia 2-0 in the round of 16. In the first stage, they led zone C with victories over Ukraine 7 to 1, Afghanistan 2 to 1 and Angola 9 to 5.
Canarinha is the top favorite for the title, which it won five times and entered the decisive duel after defeating Ukraine 3 to 2 with goals from Rostyslav Semechenko against and a double of Dyego. The Europeans had gained an advantage thanks to Ihor Cherniavski and they temporarily tied 2 to 2 through Ihor Korsun. Before, they were the best team in the group stage with first place in the G thanks to victories over Cuba 10 to 0, Croatia 8 to 1 and Thailand 9 to 1. In the round of 16 they defeated Costa Rica 5 to 0 and in the quarterfinals Morocco 3 to 1.
On the main sports prediction platforms around the planet, Brazil has the advantage to win and, consequently, the World Cup, in the final this Sunday. If this is achieved, the betting houses pay odds of up to 1.54 against the 4.00 that are paid for a hypothetical victory for the Argentine team. The tie in regulation time, for its part, is quoted around 5.40.
Pito, figure of the Brazilian futsal team, elected best player in the world in 2023@letoribas / CBF
The first Futsal World Cup was held in the Netherlands in 1989. Since then, Brazil is the top winner with five titles: it won that first edition, in Hong Kong 1992, Spain 1996, Brazil 2008 and Thailand 2012. Further back in the list of honors appears Spain, with two consecrations, in Guatemala 2000 and Chinese Taipei 2004. Argentina and Portugal, for their part, are the other teams that have ever won the trophy: The Albiceleste team achieved it in Colombia 2016 and the Portuguese in Lithuania 2021, precisely against the Albiceleste.
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