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Futsal: game against Paraguay is a final for Angola, admits national selector

Rui Sampaio, national coach, considered that the national futsal team will have to face the game with Paraguay as a final. The national team enters the field this Friday to face the Paraguayan counterparts, in a game counting for the second round of Group E in the Futsal World Cup.

: Marco Martins/RFI
Marco Martins/RFI  

Speaking to RFI, Rui Sampaio admitted that the angolans do not have an easy life.

The coach also considered that the match translates into a final, since the national team has to win to stay in the race.

Angola's first game in the competition was against Japan, with whom they lost 4-8. Paraguay, on the other hand, was defeated against Spain (0-4).

Still without points, the 'Palancas Negras' have to win Friday's game to stay in the competition.

In the championship, the first two teams in each group win a direct passport to the next phase of the competition. The four best third-placed teams in six groups will also qualify for the round of 16.

The Angola-Paraguay match will take place in the Klaipeda Arena, in Lithuania, at 6pm.

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