Uzbekistan’s futsal team is rated higher than Vietnam’s futsal team, which is quickly shown on the field. After the opening whistle, the team from West Asia controlled the ball better and attacked Ho Van Y’s goal in a variety of ways. However, the Vietnamese futsal team defended quite tightly, causing the opponent not to create many opportunities in front of Van Y’s goal.
There weren’t many chances to finish, but the Vietnamese team suddenly took the lead in the 16th minute. After Manh Dung’s corner kick, Minh Quang passed the ball to Thinh Phat who finished at close range to open the score. Having unexpectedly conceded a goal, Uzbekistan rallied in the final minutes of the first half, but goalkeeper Van Y continued to play firmly to protect Vietnam’s advantage.
Uzbekistan players cannot overwhelm the Vietnamese team (Photo: AFC).
Entering the second half, the Vietnamese players still made things difficult for the opponent with a solid defense that made it difficult for the opponent. It was quite difficult to find a way into Vietnam’s goal, but Uzbekistan suddenly got lucky in the 34th minute. Player number 9 Tulkinov took advantage of his height to hit the ball at close range and hit the crossbar. into the net.
The 1-1 equalizer helped the Uzbekistan players relieve the pressure, but overconfidence almost made the 2024 World Cup home team pay the price. In the 37th minute, the Uzbek player lost the ball in his own half when his teammates advanced. Minh Quang rushed down and took down goalkeeper Elmurodov. Unfortunately, the ball hit the post and bounced out.
Losing strength at the end of the match caused the Vietnamese futsal team to lose victory (Photo: AFC).
Failing to score a goal, the Vietnamese team had to pay a heavy price in the last minute. Juraev made a decisive shot at the edge and put the ball into the near corner, knocking down Van Y to score to increase the score to 2-1. The late goal gave Uzbekistan victory and a ticket to the semi-finals.
Not reaching the semi-finals, the Vietnamese futsal team still cannot return home, because they still have to compete in the play-off round to compete for tickets to the World Cup. Giustozzi and his team will meet Kyrgystan in the play-off semi-finals (April 26). The winner of this match will meet the winner of the match between Iraq and Afghanistan in the play-off final (April 28). The team that wins the play-off round will win tickets to the 2024 World Cup, a tournament held in Uzbekistan from September 6 to October 14.
The winning team in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Asian futsal tournament will qualify for the World Cup finals, taking place in September this year.
In the past, Uzbekistan won the Asian futsal runner-up position four times, in 2001, 2006, 2010 and 2016. They won third place in the Asian tournament five other times, in 2005, 2007, 2014. , 2018 and 2022. Overall, Uzbekistan is Asia’s leading futsal scene.
Coach Diego Giustozzi of the Vietnam futsal team (Photo: VFF).
Therefore, it is not surprising that Uzbekistan is rated higher than the Vietnamese futsal team. However, coach Diego Giustozzi (Argentine) spoke up: “Uzbekistan is a candidate to win the tournament. Their technique, physical strength, and tactics are all very good.”
“However, the Vietnamese futsal team often plays better when they meet teams that play fairly, openly, and tend to attack like Thailand and Uzbekistan. We have confidence and goals. If we defeat Uzbekistan, Vietnam futsal team will enter the World Cup finals for the third time”
How did the Vietnamese futsal team get to the World Cup?
According to the rules of the 2024 Asian Futsal Championship, the four teams that reach the semi-finals of this tournament will have official tickets to Uzbekistan to attend the World Cup finals.
That means that if the Vietnamese futsal team wins against Uzbekistan at 8:00 p.m. tomorrow (April 24), at the Bangkok Arena (Thailand), in the quarter-finals, we will have tickets to the World Cup.
The Vietnam futsal team is wide open to the World Cup (Photo: VFF).
Also because the World Cup is held in Uzbekistan, in case this Central Asian team reaches the semi-finals of the ongoing Asian futsal championship, Asia will have an additional ticket to the World Cup.
This qualifying ticket is determined by the play-off round between the losing teams in the quarterfinals. This means that if the Vietnamese futsal team loses to Uzbekitsan in the quarterfinals of the Asian tournament tomorrow, we still have another chance to compete for tickets to the World Cup.
If they lose to Uzbekistan, the Vietnamese futsal team will play with the losing team in the quarterfinal match between Thailand and Iraq. This is the first play-off round.
