Futsal team convene for 2016 World Cup

July 22, 2016 - 11:00

The national futsal team convened yesterday in HCM City to prepare for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup from September 10 to October 1 in Colombia.

Getting ready: Việt Nam futsal team. — Photo zdn.vn

Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI — The national futsal team convened yesterday in HCM City to prepare for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup from September 10 to October 1 in Colombia.

As planned, the 20-member team will have 24 days of training at Thái Sơn Nam sports centre in HCM City. During their training here, they will have three international friendly matches with China and Egypt.

On August 14, the team will leave for Spain where they will also have three friendly matches with the Spanish team, Malaga and Jaen clubs.

After that, the team will move to Argentina on August 28 for training. The team will challenge themselves in two friendly matches with the Argentinian team, who are world No 6.

On September 5, Việt Nam will leave for Colombia to take part in the World Cup. The team will meet Guatemala in Group C’s first match on September 11. — VNS

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