World champion Portugal lost to Argentina
Portugal defender Huao Matos had given such a message before the match that he was ready to give his life to win the title by defeating Argentina in the final. The match did not give them life. Portugal have won the Futsal World Cup for the first time after playing better than Argentina.
Portugal beat Argentina 2-1 in the final of the FIFA Futsal World Cup on Sunday night at the Jalgiris Arena in Lithuania. Argentina, the champion of the 2018 event, had a goal to become the champion twice in a row. Portugal did not allow them to meet the target.
Pani, the star player of the team, won Portugal almost alone in the final. He scored in the 15th and 26th minutes of the match. Claudinho scored a goal for Argentina. But that was not enough to stop Portugal from winning.
Portugal won the Futsal World Cup as the fourth team after Brazil (5), Spain (2) and Argentina. Earlier, they also won the Euro Cup Futsal title. "Portugal are now world champions," Pani said after losing to Argentina. That's the biggest thing.
He added, ‘It’s a great feeling. People did not believe us. They thought we were lucky enough to win the Euro. I'm not sure. We won the title because we deserved it. Because we are the best team. This is a great day for Portugal.
Meanwhile, two hours before the final match, Brazil defeated Kazakhstan 4-2 in the third place match. Thanks to which they set a record of scoring goals in all the matches played in the Futsal World Cup. The top scorer of the event is Ferraro of Brazil (9).