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Year in Review: Guatemala’s World Cup disappointment eased with CONCACAF futsal crown
20.12.08 - Guatemala’s failure to get to the final round of World Cup qualifying at least was salved with a title in 2008: the CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
Capitalizing on the home floor advantage, Carlos Eduardo Estrada’s prevailed over Cuba 5:3 on penalties after a 3:3 draw at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City.
It was the first time the title had needed penalties to decide a champion, and came after both Guatemala more...
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Late goal not enough, Guatemala falls to Argentina 2:1, eliminated from Futsal World Cup
9.10.08 - BRASILIA, Brazil – Manuel Aristondo scored in the 39th minute, but couldn’t rally Guatemala, which fell 2:1 to Argentina and was eliminated Thursday from the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
The CONCACAF champion was the last of the confederation’s three entrants to be sent home, joining the USA and Cuba, which were eliminated earlier.
Despite outshooting Argentina 32:27 and putting more shots on goal (18:12), Guatemala fell behin more...
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Cuba heads home from Futsal World Cup with 9:0 loss to Brazil
8.10.08 - BRASILIA, Brazil – Cuba fell behind in the fourth minute and lost to host Brazil 9:0 on Wednesday, ending its stay at the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Schumacher gave Brazil the lead and Wilde, Falcao and Betao each scored a pair of goals to send Brazil to the second round with its fourth straight victory having outscored its opponents 49:1.
Cuba finished fourth of five teams in Group A, following fellow CONCACAF entrant USA, wh more...
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