The national team beat its Balkan counterpart 2-0, in the round of 16 of the World Cup in Uzbekistan. In the next instance they will face Kazakhstan.
The Argentine Futsal Team defeated Croatia 2-0, in the round of 16 of the 2024 World Cup in Uzbekistan, where they were part of Group C and finished as the leader of the area with an ideal score. In this way, thanks to the goals of Alan Brandi and Matías Rosa, in the quarterfinals they will face Kazakhstan, which beat the last champion, Portugal, 2-1.
The cast directed by Matías Lucuix took another step in the dream of their second world star. Opposite them was Croatia, which had not achieved great performances in zone B: they had lost 1-2 against Thailand, then against Brazil 1-8, but had achieved a 7-0 victory against Cuba to obtain the long-awaited qualification. .
One minute into the match, Argentina managed to take the lead. Goalkeeper Nicolás Sarmiento hit a perfect shot for the appearance of Nicolás Brandi, behind Tihomir Novak. The forward headed alone into the area and overcame Zoran Primic’s resistance to make it 1-0.
Alan Brandi scored the first for Argentina against Croatia
In the second half, after three minutes, Croatia lost the ball on the way out and gave Argentina the second goal on a plate. It was Josip Jurlina who, after pressure from Matías Rosa, did not control the ball well and allowed the Argentine soccer player to score the 2-0 with a subtle first-class touch.
Matías Rosa scored the final goal in Argentina’s victory against. Croatia
In this way, Argentina, which had just defeated Ukraine 7-1, Afghanistan 2-1 and Angola 9-5 in the group stage, will face Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals. The meeting will be on Monday, September 30, from 12 noon.
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