The selected Argentine men’s futsal, current champion, thrashed the United States 11-0 at the 2021 World Cup in Lithuania, In the debut for the first date of Group F which also make up Serbia and Iran. It was the greatest historical thrashing of Argentina in a World-wide one.
The goals were scored by Alan Brandi (4), Maxi Rescia (2), Angel Claudino (2) Leandro Cuzzolino, Santiago Basile and Cristian Borruto.
The offensive power of the national team turned out to be too much for the Americans, who soon found themselves at a disadvantage and never set foot on the court. Brandi’s goal that opened the scoring after a rebound from the rival goalkeeper was key to providing peace of mind.
In addition, by the same zone, Iran prevailed before Serbia by 3 to 2.
Argentina will play its second match on Friday at 14 against Serbia, one of the European powers, and the third on Monday 20 at the same time against Iran, the top Asian champion and bronze winner in the last World Cup .
The top two from each of the six zones, plus the top four thirds, will advance to the final stage scheduled for Wednesday the 22nd. The final will be played on October 3 at 2pm in the city of Kaunas.
The FIFA Futsal World Cup has only had 3 winners: Brazil on 5 occasions (Netherlands 1989, Hong Kong 1992, Spain 1996, Brazil 2008, Thailand 2012), Spain on 2 (Guatemala 2000, China-Taipei 2004) and Argentina in 1 (Colombia 2016).