The second half ended. Brazil won 2-1 against Argentina to win the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup. This is the 6th time the Brazilian futsal team has won the World Cup futsal championship
Minute 38: Goal!!! Argentina finally scored a goal to reduce the score to 1-2. Brazilian goalkeeper Willan successfully pushed the ball away after the opponent's first shot, but goalkeeper Matias quickly kicked the rebound into the Brazilian net.
Minute 38: The ball mainly rolled on the Brazilian side of the field as Argentina focused on the attack front. But the brilliance of goalkeeper Willam is still helping Brazil stand firm in the storm.
Minute 35: Argentina started playing power-play to put pressure in the hope of finding a goal.
Minute 33: Brazil proactively gave up the game to Argentina to focus on defending to preserve the score. However, they also created a few dangerous counter-attacks.
Minute 31: Argentina just missed a regrettable opportunity. Agustin Plaza crossed the ball across the Brazilian goal but Matias shot the ball close to the edge of the net.
Minute 29: Brazilian players close in and retreat very quickly every time Argentina wins the ball, leaving them little space to finish.
Minute 26: Nicolas on the Argentine side has just received a yellow card for a foul on a Brazilian player. However, the coaching staff and Argentine players reacted to this decision.
Minute 22: Argentina pushed up their formation and played fast-paced football to put pressure on the opponent's field. They are in dire need of a goal to regain their spirit.
The first half ended. The Brazilian futsal team is temporarily leading Argentina with a score of 2-0.
Minute 17: Once again, goalkeeper Willan made an excellent save for Brazil after a direct shot from an Argentine player. He pushed the ball away with his feet before it bounced up.
Minute 16: No!!! Luciano Gauna shot from the left wing but the ball went over the Brazilian goal.
Minute 13: Goal!!! Brazil doubled the gap. Felipe crossed the ball very hard to the far post from the left wing, the ball hit Rafael's knee into the Argentina net.
Minute 10: Taborda just successfully intercepted the ball after a quick counter-attack by the Brazilian team. Argentina started to have more possession but did not create many dangerous situations.
Minute 8: Pito had a foul on the opponent. However, after checking the VR, the referee decided not to give the Brazilian player a red card.
Minute 6: Goal!!! Brazil opened the scoring. Marcenio crossed Ferrao to tap the ball into the net to help the yellow team take the lead.
Minute 3: Brazil is pressing very well. Their players continuously launch quick shots.
Minute 1: Marlon from Brazil just had a direct shot but the ball hit the opponent player.
Pre-match information
After 3 weeks of competition, the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024 has reached its final match. After defeating Ukraine and France, Brazil and Argentina will meet in the final match for the championship.
Brazil is the number 1 seed, Argentina is the number 5 seed. On the journey they have gone through, the two representatives of South America have left a great impression.
Selecao won all 3 matches in Group B, scoring 27 goals and only conceding 2 goals against Thailand, Croatia and Cuba. Argentina in Group C also won all 9 points, scored 18 goals and conceded 7 times when meeting Ukraine, Afghanistan, Angola.
In the knockout rounds, Brazil defeated Costa Rica 5-0, Morocco 3-1; while Argentina defeated Croatia 2-0 and Kazakhstan 6-1.
In the semi-finals, both teams had quite a difficult match and only defeated Ukraine and France with the same score of 3-2.
The attacking power of the two teams promises to bring a dramatic final, when Marcel of Brazil leads the scoring list with 10 times on the scoreboard, while Argentina has 2 players with 7 goals, Kevin Arrieta and Alan Brandi.
The history of the confrontation is somewhat leaning towards Brazil, with 6 wins in 11 meetings (Argentina won 4).
They have met 4 times at the World Cup in 2012 (Brazil won after extra time), 2016 (Brazil won 4-0), 2020 (Argentina won 3-1) and 2021 (Argentina won 2-1). Brazil has won the Futsal World Cup 5 times, while Argentina has won 1 time.
Argentina and Brazil know each other very well because they meet almost every year in continental tournaments. In 2024, the Brazilian futsal team defeated Argentina twice at the South American futsal championship, with the scores of 4-1 and 2-0 respectively.
