The two opponents from Europe are the Russian team - the current EURO runner-up and the Hungarian futsal team. In particular, the Russian team brought 3 players: Anton Sokolov, Dmitri Putilov and captain Dmitry Prudnikov. In particular, Prudnikov is considered a legend of Russian futsal with very impressive achievements.
Captain Dmitry Prudnikov (4)
The player born in 1988 has played 37 matches and scored 18 goals for the Russian futsal team. He and the futsal team are currently ranked 4th in the world, having won the European runner-up twice in 2012 and 2022 as well as reaching the semi-finals of the 2008 world championship. Also in 2008, Prudnikov won the European Youth Championship with the Russian futsal team.
At the national championship level, Prudnikov has won the championship 4 times in 2009, 2010, 2014 and 2021. The veteran Russian futsal player will be one of the challenges for goalkeeper Ho Van Y and his teammates in the friendly match taking place at 4:00 p.m. on September 19 at Lanh Binh Thang Stadium (HCMC).
Before that, on September 17, the Vietnamese futsal team will play a friendly match with the Hungarian team. This team is ranked 28th in the world and participated in the world futsal championship once in 1989. The most prominent star of the Hungarian futsal team is Zoltan Droth, who won 8 Hungarian championships with the clubs ETO FC and Haladas.
Vietnam futsal team aims for high goals
Droth also played for Kairat Almaty (Kazakhstan) and won a bronze medal in the UEFA Champions League in 2017. Marcell Alasztics and Janos Rabl are also two notable players who played abroad during their careers but have now returned to play in Hungary.
Meanwhile, the Vietnam futsal team under the leadership of head coach Giustozzi gathered again in Ho Chi Minh City on September 6. After two quality international friendly matches with Hungary (ranked 28th in the world) and Russia (ranked 4th in the world), the Vietnam futsal team will leave for Mongolia to participate in the 2024 Asian futsal qualifiers on October 4.
There are a total of 31 teams participating in the 2024 Asian Futsal Qualifiers and they are divided into 8 groups (1 group of 3 teams, 7 groups of 4 teams) competing at venues in 8 host countries. The 8 teams that win the 8 groups, along with the 7 best second-placed teams and the host team (not yet determined) will compete in the finals.
Friendly match schedule of Vietnam futsal team
According to the draw results, the Vietnamese futsal team is in Group D with South Korea, Nepal and host Mongolia. Coach Giustozzi and his team will play their opening match against Mongolia on October 7, Nepal on October 9 and South Korea on October 11. The goal of the Vietnamese futsal team is to win the top spot in the group.
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