In the quarter-finals, the Brazilian futsal team defeated Morocco 3-1. The South American team had a difficult match, facing Morocco - a team with a 50-match unbeaten streak. However, excellent defense and good use of opportunities helped Brazil to a worthy victory.
“Brazil have a lot of weapons and we used them in the match against Morocco. We always told ourselves that we don’t need to worry about the attack, because the players are very good and always create a lot of chances.
But the defense made the difference, we had a good match against Morocco," Dyego - the best player in the match against Morocco shared on the FIFA homepage.
In the semi-finals, Brazil - the world's number 1 team - will face Ukraine - the team that beat Venezuela 9-4 in the other quarter-final match. The head-to-head record is in favor of the South American team as they have won 3 and drawn 1 in the 4 times the two teams have met.
Current Ukraine coach Oleksandr Kosenko has faced Brazil twice at the World Cup, drawing 2-2 in 1996 and losing 0-6 in 2004. Brazil also beat Ukraine 5-3 in 2008 and 3-1 in 2016.
The other semi-final will be between Argentina and France. In the quarter-finals, Argentina won 6-1 against Kazakhstan. It was not until the second half that the South American team broke the deadlock. They took advantage of Kazakhstan's mistakes to score consecutive goals, creating a safe gap.
Argentina's next opponent is France - a team that is participating in the World Cup for the first time but has played very maturely and effectively. In the quarter-finals, the French team defeated Paraguay 2-1. That was a match where the European team was heavily pressured in the last 5 minutes.
In terms of class, experience and current form, Argentina are rated higher than France. However, Matias Lucuix's team must be very careful if they want to defeat their opponents and reach the final for the third consecutive time.
FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024 Semi-Finals Schedule
October 2
22:00: Ukraine vs Brazil
October 3
22:00: Argentina vs France