11:09, 12/09/2021

FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021: Vietnam are ready for opening match

Vietnam national futsal team will play their first match in the final of FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021 with Brazil national futsal team on September 14. This match will be broadcast live on VTV5 and VTV6. Vietnam have prepared well and been ready for this tournament.
 

Vietnam national futsal team will play their first match in the final of FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021 with Brazil national futsal team on September 14. This match will be broadcast live on VTV5 and VTV6. Vietnam have prepared well and been ready for this tournament.
 
During the days in Lithuania, Vietnam have practiced attacking and defensive techniques, free kick coordination skills, etc. with increased intensity. According to head coach Pham Minh Giang, the opponents of Vietnam in the group stage are the strong football powers of the continents with good height, fast pace, and skillful individual techniques. Therefore, in order to get desired results, Vietnam need to keep a clean sheet, take advantage of the opponent's mistakes to make attacks and score goals.

 

Vietnamese futsal players in a training session in Lithuania
Vietnamese futsal players in a training session in Lithuania
 
Brazilian players’ level is much superior to Vietnamese players’ level. Brazil are second on FIFA Futsal World ranking, 41 places above Vietnam. Brazil have taken part in Futsal FIFA World Cup ten times and won two championships in 1982 and 1985. They have also won South American futsal champion 19 times and many Grand Prix de Futsal titles. Prior to the group stage of FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021, Brazil played four friendlies in Poland, winning three, drawing one, scoring 14 goals, and only conceding one. 
 
Meeting a strong team like Brazil, Vietnam are expected to have a tough opening match. Reportedly, the coach board of Vietnam national futsal team reviewed the recent 1-1 draw between Brazil and Serbia and decided the tactic to use in the upcoming match with Brazil. Besides learning carefully about the opponents, Vietnamese players are showing a good competing spirit and solidarity. The players have been very excited in the second time Vietnam taking part in the final round of Futsal FIFA World Cup. Many players in the team have displayed excellently in the domestic tournaments; many of them played for the national team in the final round of Futsal FIFA World Cup five years ago. This is expected to be the motivation helping Vietnam to keep hope of overcoming strong opponents and reaching the round of 16.
 
Recently, Vietnam Television (VTV) has announced their broadcasting right for the FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021. Accordingly, all 52 matches of the tournament will be broadcast live on VTV5, VTV6 and VTVGo.
 
The FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021 takes place from September 12 to October 4 in Lithuania with the participation of 24 teams divided into six groups. In group stage, the teams compete in a single round robin format to decide 12 first- and second-placed teams of the groups and four third-placed teams with the best results for the round of 16. Vietnam are in Group D with Brazil (September 14), Panama (September 16) and the Czech Republic (September 19).
 
An Nhien
Translated by H.N