POBNEWS24, Dhaka Oct 7, 2024 : At one time, everyone understood the name of Brazil to mean football. Because they are the maximum five-time champions in FIFA World Cup football. But Brazil, who last won the World Cup in 2002, have not made any headway on the world football stage in the last 22 years. Qatar exited the World Cup from the quarter-finals by calling it ‘Mission Hexa’ to win the sixth World Cup.
Looking at the current state of the team, it seems that Brazil will not be able to succeed in the Hexa mission even in the 2026 World Cup. However, the other version of football, FIFA Futsal World Cup, has fulfilled the ‘hexadream’ in Brazil. That too lost the arch-rival Argentina. In other words, the Brazilians have won the sixth FIFA Futsal title. Brazil beat Argentina 2-1 in the final.
After 12 years, Brazil became the futsal champion. Before that, Selecao last won the title in 2012 by beating Spain. On the other hand, Argentina failed to reach the final two times in a row. Portugal became the champion after defeating Argentina 2-1 in the last tournament.
Argentina has won the futsal championship only once. It beat Colombia 5-4 in 2016.
Brazil took the lead in 5 minutes and 47 seconds of the match at Humo Arena in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Shake off Argentina’s fakes. In the 13th minute, Rafa Santos’ goal gave Brazil a 2-0 lead.
Argentina paid a goal in 38 minutes. Roha scored. After many attempts, Argentina could not collect the ball in Brazil’s net. Brazilian goalkeeper Willian, who stood in front of the Albicelestas, became the star of the final.
Futsal is a tournament just like normal football. In this version of football both teams have 5 players each. Players can be changed during the game. As the length-width is less than the normal football field, it is called domestic football. In this edition two halves are played for a total of 40 minutes. Its ball is slightly smaller in size than a normal soccer match and has less bounce.
