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A new historic match awaits the French futsal team this Monday, September 30. At 2:30 p.m. (French time), the selection led by Raphaël Reynaud meets Paraguay to play the first World Cup quarter-final in its history. A few days after the fiery round of 16 victory against Thailand (5-2), the Blues know that they have already written the most beautiful page in the history of French futsal by reaching this stage of the tournament. Because the initial objective of his rookie Tricolores in the international competition was to get out of the groups… They are now on the verge of the last four.
Two defeats a year ago
“I have the feeling that we are gaining strength and that is very positive,” said the French coach to the daily L’Équipe. We are calm before approaching this match which will be historic, like all the others we have played so far. But we know what we are worth and what we are capable of doing,” affirmed the technician. Opposite, the South American selection, accustomed to the competition, is not completely unknown to captain Kévin Ramirez and his band. “We played them a year ago in Asuncion (the capital of Paraguay) and we lost to them twice. But we have a lot of ambition, we want to take this step, while knowing that it will be complicated,” insisted Raphaël Reynaud. In the event of qualification for the semi-final, France will face the winner of the duel between Argentina and Kazakhstan (kick-off 5 p.m.) and will travel to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.
Futsal World Cup: the program for the quarter-finals
To summarize
A new historic match awaits the French futsal team this Monday, September 30. At 2:30 p.m. (French time), the selection led by Raphaël Reynaud meets Paraguay to play the first World Cup quarter-final in its history.
