Participants start arriving for 13th World University Futsal Championship

Team Thailand has arrived

BRAGA – With two days to go before the kick-off of the 2012 World University Futsal Championship, participating teams are arriving at the University of Minho. In the Sports Complex in Gualtar UMinho – Braga commotion has been great for the accreditation of participants, having come so far the teams from Brazil (Male and Female), Azerbaijan (Male), Oman (Male), Thailand (Male), Poland and Portugal (Male and Female).

This 13th edition of the event will feature 14 men’s teams and five women’s. Still expected are the arrivals of the Russian team (female), China (male), Israel (male), France (female), Spain (female), Ukraine (male) and Czech (male).

Team practices are in progress

With the sporting facilities ready to receive this international event, the opening match will be on Saturday August 18^th at 22:00 in the Exhibition Center of Braga (PEB) between Portugal and France.

The opening ceremony will be at the Republic Square in the center of the city of Braga at 19:00.

(Source: Ana Marques, OC)