Vietnam futsal team head coach wants his players to 'fight to the death' against Guatemala

Speaking at a press conference before the match with Guatemala, the head coach of the Vietnam futsal team said that his players need to play with all their strength and spirit to hope for a positive result.

Mr. Bruno Garcia Formoso (left) - Coach of Vietnam futsal team.

At 6:00 a.m. on September 12 (Vietnam time), the Vietnam futsal team will be introduced to the world football fans by competing with the Guatemala team. On the FIFA rankings, the opponent is ranked 24th, 18 places higher than the Vietnam futsal team.

Commenting on Guatemala, head coach Bruno Garcia Formoso of the Vietnam futsal team said: “Guatemala has participated in the World Cup 4 times, so they are rated much higher than us. Besides the championship candidate Italy, the strong opponent Paraguay, so clearly, the challenge for the Vietnam futsal team is very big. Therefore, playing with 100% of their strength is not enough. The players need to try their best to hope for a positive result.”

The opening match is crucial to the progression of both teams. A win will ensure that the Vietnam futsal team (as well as Guatemala) at least hopes for a third-place spot among the four best third-placed teams. To kick off the 2016 World Cup campaign, Guatemala also had some notable friendly matches. Most recently, they had two matches with the Egypt team, winning 4-2 in the first leg and drawing 2-2 in the second leg. Egypt was also the team that played a friendly match with the Vietnam futsal team in Ho Chi Minh City, winning 1 match with a score of 4-1 and drawing 3-3 in the other match.

Vietnam futsal team practices getting used to Coliseo el Pueblo stadium

Regarding this first match, on the afternoon of September 9, the Vietnam futsal team had a practice session at the Coliseo el Pueblo stadium, the competition venue of coach Bruno Garcia Formoso's students. The practice session lasted 60 minutes. Coach Bruno Garcia Formoso mainly had his students "review" the tactics they would use in the match against Guatemala. The good news is that the players are all in good physical condition, fully recovered from injuries.

According to bongdaplus.vn