Carlos Sanz: “We have evolved until we reached a historic quarterfinal”

Carlos Sanz is a player from Venezuela who is excited about progressing to the semifinals / Photo: FVF Press

Venezuela still recently celebrated its historic qualification for the quarterfinals of the Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan by beating Spain 2-1 and the coaching staff and players believe that this success confirms the progression of futsal in the country, which in the Last Copa América it was third only behind Brazil and Argentina.

Thus, Carlos Sanz, chosen best player in the round of 16 match against Spain and who this season will play for Jaén Paraíso Interior FS, told FIFA his impressions of the success achieved this week.

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“In the last World Cup, we were eliminated in the round of 16 against a Morocco that was very strong, but our objective in the second participation was to overcome those round of 16. Our futsal has been growing little by little, we have evolved and we are going to continue improving over the years, especially with the momentum of this victory against Spain, without a doubt, we have evolved to reach a historic quarterfinal,” he indicated.

For Carlos Sanz, who also reflected his personal feelings, and stated: “My dream as a young man was to play in a Copa América. Now I’m in a World Cup. And from watching it on television to living it and now to playing in the quarterfinals is a dream, but we are going to try to beat Ukraine,” he said in reference to the Sunday duel that La Vinotinto will hold against the European troop for a place in the semis.

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