CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -On 12 September 2021, the Futsal World Cup will kick off in Lithuania, marking the first FIFA event to be held in the country. The tournament was originally scheduled to take place in September 2020, but had to be postponed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Detailed explanation-2: -16, 2022 4:52 p.m. Rabat - Morocco’s national futsal team today defeated Iran in the final of the 2022 Continental Futsal Championship, clinching a 3-4 victory in Bangkok, Thailand.

Detailed explanation-3: -ABOUT | IFA Futsal World Championship 2022 Spain | US Futsal.

Detailed explanation-4: -Taking place quadrennially, the FIFA Futsal World Cup™ sees 24 nations compete on the international stage. With continental qualification pathways leading to an exciting finals event, the competition has seen four past champions; Brazil, Spain, Argentina and Portugal.

Detailed explanation-5: -Futsal is the FIFA-recognised form of small-sided indoor football (the word is a contraction of the Spanish ‘fútbol sala’). It is played between two teams who each have five players on the pitch at any one time, with rolling substitutes and a smaller ball than soccer that is harder and less bouncy.