The Brazilian Futsal Team advanced to the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday (17). The team led by Marquinhos Xavier beat Croatia 8-1 and topped Group B. Goals were scored by Pito (2), Marcel (2), Dyego, Neguinho, Arthur and Rafa.
In addition to Brazil, Key B also includes Thailand, Croatia and Cuba. Amarelinha has six points from two matches, the same as Thailand, but leads on goal difference. Croatia and Cuba remain pointless in the standings.
The Brazilian team returns to the field next Friday (20), at 08:30 (Manaus time), to face Thailand in the final round of the World Cup group stage. The ball is rolling at the Bukhara Universal Sports Complex, in Uzbekistan, with live broadcast on SporTV, FIFA Plus and CazéTV on YouTube.
Game
Brazil began to dominate the first half and, despite putting pressure on the Croatian defence, it took them a while to create a chance. With 13 minutes played, Pito received the ball near the touchline, cleared play and scored with a shot from outside the box. Croatia reacted immediately. Marko Kuraja laid the ball off for Dario Marinovic to one-on-one with goalkeeper Willian and score Croatia's only goal of the game.
Still in the first half, Dyego committed Brazil's sixth foul and, on his tenth shot, scored Brazil's second goal. From then on, Amarelinha increased the pressure and Marcel and Neguinho increased the team's lead. The first stage match ended with a 4-1 victory for the Brazilian team.
Just four minutes into the second half, Marcel, Brazil's top scorer in the competition, was set up by Marlon to score his second of the game. Then Pito, voted the best in the world, shook the defence and extended Brazil's lead.
To close the scoring, Brazil scored two more goals. Arthur took the ball in a beautiful individual play, with the right pen in the Croatian defense and dribbled past the goalkeeper, and scored the seventh goal. The last to score was Rafa who received a pass from Pito to seal the victory of the Brazilian team 8-1.
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