It’s not madness in the Bukhara room at the moment. It feels like we’re back to the Covid gauges.
The technician recalls that the Futsal Blues have only existed since 1997, and that they have had to fight to gradually catch up. He also believes that they are clearly ahead of schedule by competing in this World Cup.
We are going to experience a historic moment: the first round of 16 of a World Cup contested by a French futsal team. At the same time, before this 2024 edition in Uzbekistan, the Blues had never qualified for a World Cup. Come on, let’s leave aside the controversies, even if we can note that Iran, which inherited first place in group F which no one wanted, lost its round of 16 against Morocco on Thursday (3-4). .. Come on, that’s for sure, we’ll forget it for good.
So, Raphaël Reynaud’s men, 10th in the FIFA rankings, will try to beat Thailand, 9th, who like them, won two group matches, against Croatia (2-1) and Cuba (10-5) before explode against Brazil (9-1). The selection, led by coach Miguel Rodrigo, remains in three World Cup round of 16 matches but has never yet reached the quarterfinals.
» We’ll meet around 2 p.m. for the pre-match