World Intercontinental Futsal Cup: Mes Sungun Makes Losing Start
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian futsal club Mes Sungun made a losing start at the World Intercontinental Futsal Cup Thailand 2019 on Monday.
The competition is being held at the Bangkok Futsal Arena, Thailand from 26th August - 1st September 2019.
Mes was defeated against Magnus Futsal from Brazil 3-1 in its opening match.
The Iranian team is scheduled to meet ElPozo Murcia from Spain on Tuesday.
Featuring nine of the planet’s best futsal clubs from five continents, the tournament is the world’s biggest futsal club competition, similar to the FIFA Club World Cup for football.
The World Intercontinental Futsal Cup Thailand 2019 is the 19th showing of the competition, which launched in 1997. The annual tournament is organized under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and returns to Thailand after it was first held in the Asian country in 2018.
Futsal is a variant of five-a-side football with an emphasis is on improvisation, creativity and technique.