Unable to stop the ‘mountain’ of Uzbekistan, who will the Vietnamese team compete for World Cup tickets with and when?

Against the opponent ranked 3rd in Asia, no one thought the Vietnamese futsal team would play so well. Coach Giustozzi’s students even led 1-0 after the first half and only surrendered in the second half because the opponent was too classy.

The Vietnamese futsal team missed the opportunity to participate in the fourth round of the strongest teams. However, the third opportunity to attend the Futsal World Cup finals is still intact for the Vietnamese team.

According to the announcement, Asia has 4 tickets to the World Cup. Before the match between Vietnam and Uzbekistan took place, the first three Asian tickets were determined to be Thailand, Tajikistan and Iran.

Uzbekistan is the host of the 2024 Futsal World Cup finals, so there is no need to play qualifying rounds. Therefore, the Uzbekistan team reaching the semi-finals also helps the losing teams in the quarter-finals have more opportunities through the play-off round.

Stopping against Uzbekistan in the quarterfinals, the Vietnamese futsal team was unable to enter the “main door” to reach the 2024 Futsal World Cup. However, coach Giustozzi and his team still have hope to win tickets to the World Cup if they win in 2 matches. upcoming play-offs. The Vietnamese futsal team will play the first play-off match at 4:00 p.m. on April 26 against Kyrgyzstan. If he defeats this team, two days later (April 28), Ho Van Y will meet the winner of the play-off match between Afghanistan and Iraq. If they continue to win, the Vietnamese futsal team will participate in the Futsal World Cup for the third time.

With Determined to reach the World Cup, Vietnamese futsal has the right to “dream” about a beneficial result. In particular, in the quarterfinals against Uzbekistan, the Vietnamese team made great improvements.

A confident approach to the game was evident in the Vietnamese team when they met Uzbekistan in the quarterfinals. The team with Chau Doan Phat, Nguyen Anh Duy, Nguyen Thinh Phat, and Tu Minh Quang showed incredible effectiveness. Halfway through the first half, the players of the Vietnamese team had many opportunities, but accuracy in the final situation was not yet forthcoming.

After many head hugs, “Golden Star Warriors” suddenly opened the score. In the 17th minute, Tu Minh Quang received a pass from Manh Dung’s corner and tried to bring the ball to Thinh Phat’s position so that the player wearing the number 10 shirt could score accurately. After the goal, Nhan Gia Hung and Thinh Phat both had opportunities but could not take advantage of them.

In defense, the certainty of the Vietnamese team is still maintained. The players are ready to work hard to protect the result. In particular, goalkeeper Ho Van Y still proved his class with incredible saves. It was the 27-year-old goalkeeper’s excellence that helped the Vietnamese team’s goal stand firm against the pressure of their opponents. When the Uzbekistan team equalized 1-1 and then set the score 2-1, we could not blame Ho Van Y when the opponent’s players had very high quality kicks.