Third Expo2005 Futsal tournament - kickoff August 28

Expo staff gets a last chance to score a goal for their country Sunday 28 August with the kickoff of the third Expo Futsal Championship at the Aichi Futsal Club at 2005 World Exposition Aichi. 58 teams--42 men's and 16 women's--are taking part in the third event at the venue.

The tournament is this time organised by the Expo Association who for the occasion created an Expo 2005 Futsal Tournament Secretariat, building further on the work Croatia (Bero Paitz) did in organising the previous two Futsal tournaments.

Participating countries for the women are Nippon, Belgium, Aichi, Expo United, Nedo, Saudi Arabia, Earth Tower, Global House, Association, Mitsui-Toshiba, Spain, JR Central, Wonder circus, Satsuki&Mei's House, Growing Village and the Nordic Countries. Croatia, the winner of the previous women tournament, preferred not to defend its title. A pitty!


Participating countries for the men are Croatia, Belgium, Mexico, USA, Poland, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Italy, Laos, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, Argentina, Spain, Nordic Countries, Austria, Africa and Korea. 24 non-official participants' teams have to first play qualification rounds to later be added to the official participants' groups. The 6 teams who come in first place of each league and two additional teams with the highest winning points will move on to the final rounds.

Belgium Men share Group C with Poland and Saudi Arabia. Belgium Women share Group α with Saudi Arabia, Expo United and Aichi. They play their first game on Sunday August 28. Duration of the games during the qualification rounds equals two periods of ten minuts.

This is the program of the two Belgian teams.

Belgium Men - Group C
Monday 29/08: 23.00 - 23.25 Belgium - Poland (court B)
Wednesday 31/08: 22.30 - 22.55 Belgium - Saudi Arabia (court A)
Sunday 04/09: 22.00 – 22.25 Belgium - ???? (court B)


Belgium Women- Group α
Sunday 28/08: 22.00 – 22.25 Belgium – Saudi Arabia (court D)
Tuesday 30/08: 22.00 – 22.25 Belgium – Expo United (court A)
Thursday 1/9: 21.30 – 21.55 Belgium – Aichi (court B)

Both men and women finals are planned on September 7.
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