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The 2021 Futsal World Cup kicks off on September 12, the main event of the year in this sport. The best national teams of the planet will face off in the battle for the main prize of the competition. All the favorites have chosen the optimal composition, the strongest national teams of Russia, Portugal, Brazil and Spain will perform at the tournament. The rest of the participants are ready to take on the role of “dark horses”, they want to present a loud sensation. Let's figure out what are the chances for the final success of the Russian national team, in which bookmakers you can bet on the matches of the FIFA World Cup – 2021.
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Content
- Schedule and time of matches
- The composition of the participants and the format of the tournament
- The group of the Russian national team and the chances of winning
- In which bookmakers to bet on the Futsal World Cup?
- conclusions
Schedule and time of matches
The 2021 Futsal World Cup will run from September 12 to October 3. Initially, the tournament was supposed to take place from September 12 to October 4, 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic has made changes to the organizers' plans. The venue was Lithuania, which hosts the world championship for the first time. She won the competition from Costa Rica, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates. The competition will be hosted by three arenas: Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Zalgiris Arena in Kaunas and Shviture Arena in Klaipeda. The choice of the organizers allowed the Lithuanian national team to take part in such a major tournament.
The group stage of the competition starts on September 12 with a battle between the national teams of Russia and Egypt. It will start at 16:00 Moscow time. And it will be closed by the confrontation in Group F, which is scheduled for September 20. Iran and Argentina, as well as the United States and Serbia will play against each other at 20:00 Moscow time. Then the national teams will get a little rest and return to sort things out in the playoffs. The final stage ends on October 3 with a duel between the two best teams on the planet.
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The composition of the participants and the format of the tournament
All competitors are divided into six groups of four national teams. The draw baskets were formed depending on the positions of the national teams in the world ranking.
Group A
- Lithuania;
- Venezuela;
- Kazakhstan;
- Costa Rica.
Group B
- Uzbekistan;
- Guatemala;
- Russia;
- Egypt.
Group C
- Thailand;
- Portugal;
- Morocco;
- Solomon islands.
Group D
- Panama;
- Czech;
- Vietnam;
- Brazil.
Group E
- Angola;
- Japan;
- Paraguay;
- Spain.
Group F
- Argentina;
- USA;
- Serbia;
- Iran.
The group stage is played in one round. According to its results, the two best national teams from each quartet are sent to the playoffs of the competition. Four more teams get on additional indicators from the six participants who took third place. All the worst teams in their groups are immediately left out of the next stage. In the playoffs, national teams start fighting for the title from the 1/8 finals stage, fighting according to the Olympic system. The loser is eliminated from the championship, and the winner goes to the next round. All confrontations are held in the format of one fight.
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The group of the Russian national team and the chances of winning
The Russian national team is once again forced to perform at major international competitions without a flag and anthem, therefore, in all official protocols, it appears as the national team of the RFU. As a result of the draw, she ended up in Group B, where Uzbekistan, Guatemala and Egypt will become rivals. All experts are unanimously inclined to believe that Russia is the undisputed favorite of the quartet, and should easily reach the playoffs of the competition from the first place in the standings. At the group stage, the national team will consistently play against Egypt (September 12), Uzbekistan (September 15) and Guatemala (September 18).
In the playoffs, the main rivals of the Russian national team will be representatives of Kazakhstan, Portugal, Spain, Brazil and Iran. But a successful performance at the group stage will allow you to avoid serious tests right up to the semifinals. It is important to understand that for the national team this gold can become historical – the first time during the competition (since 1989). In 1996, Russia won bronze medals, beating Ukraine (3: 2), and in 2016 made it to the World Cup final, where it lost to Argentina with a score of 5: 4. Now the national team is motivated not only to repeat, but also to surpass the success of the previous tournament.
In which bookmakers to bet on the Futsal World Cup?
Bookmakers absolutely certainly could not pass by such a grandiose mini-football event, so they have already managed to expose both a line of long-term events and quotes for the starting meetings of the draw.
- Bookmaker Betcity – traditionally it has delighted users with a juicy line of long-term events. In it you can find special bets on the performance of the Russian national team in the group stage (own goals, red cards, draws, totals, the number of points), and bets on the winners of each individual quartet, as well as on the triumphant of the entire world championship. For individual events, a wide list is provided. And for the matches of the Russian national team, an additional list of situations is given that can happen during the meeting;
- BC 1xStavka decided not to experiment too much with the long-term line of bets on this tournament and so far only offers a bet on Russia's performance in the group stage. Bettor is invited to choose in which position the national team will complete their quartet. But at the same time, the bookmaker has worked out in detail the line of each individual match. For all meetings of the first round of the group stage of the competition, a list is given, which includes up to 300 outcomes;
- BC League of Stakes has put forward a rather interesting line of long-term events. It offers to guess the winner of the competition, and also gives the opportunity to bet on the triumph of 18 national teams at the end of the group stage. In addition, for the favorites (the national teams of Brazil, Spain and Russia), you can try to predict the round they will be able to reach.
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conclusions
The 2021 Futsal World Cup promises to please with fiery battles. Particular attention will be focused on the performance of the Russian national team. The national team is obliged to make its way to the playoffs of the competition without any special problems, where its rivals will be Spain, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Brazil and other top participants in the tournament. Russia has a decent chance of winning historic gold.
