[Afghanistan] - Futsal World Cup: Afghanistan going in to game against Paraguay 'to win'

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Afghanistan will face Paraguay tonight, Wednesday September 25, in their Round of 16 match in this year’s Futsal World Cup. This is
Afghanistan’s debut in the tournament while Paraguay is a seven-time participant. Ranked 13th in the world, Paraguay was the top team in
Group A.Afghanistan is ranked by FIFA as 30th in the world. The match will take place at the Homa Arena stadium in Tashkent and kicks off
at 7.30pm. Afghanistan played Paraguay in a friendly in Tashkent ahead of the start of the World Cup
They tied 2-2. Speaking ahead of the match, Afghanistan winger Farzad Mahmoodi said: “Afghanistan’s presence in the top 16 teams of the
2024 World Cup is a great honor for the people of Afghanistan. “We had a friendly match against Paraguay before the start of the World
Cup, which ended in a 2-2 draw
We hope that tonight will be our night. “With the support of our fans in Huma Arena, we will go into the game to win.”Paraguay’s
coach Carlos Chilavert meanwhile pointed out that the team knows Afghanistan are a force to be reckoned with. “We know Afghanistan are
very tough opponents
When we arrived here, we played a friendly against them and it was really even, really tough. “They are a very hard-working team, with
very good technical players
We know what we’re up against
We will have to be at our best if we want to have a chance of going through.”Fans across Afghanistan can tune in to watch all the action
on Ariana Television tonight
ATN is the official broadcaster of the tournament and is broadcasting matches live.  The post Futsal World Cup: Afghanistan going in to
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