The story of Vietnamese futsalThe year of 2016 marked the historic milestones in Vietnamese futsal as the national futsal team convincingly defeated powerhouse Japan in the quarterfinals of the AFC Championships and made it through to the knockout stage of the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia. These can be considered miracles for Vietnamese football on the whole. Players like Thai Minh Quan will practise futsal for around seven years before either being given a chance to start a professional career or being eliminated. According to national team coach Nguyen Bao Quan, the memorable breakthrough of Vietnamese futsal at present resulted from the extraordinary efforts of all members of the team, particularly Tran Anh Tu, the boss of most of the country’s strongest futsal teams. Hopefully, the resounding success of the national futsal team will be a crucial premise for futsal to receive more attention from others, ranging from young people practising it for fun to entrepreneurs who are fostering a serious intention of investing in this kind of sport.

Source: VietNamNet News February 02, 2017 09:56 UTC