Argentina’s men’s blind soccer team, Los Murcielagos, was crowned world champion for the third time on Friday in the tournament held in the English city of Birmingham, after defeating China in the final on penalties after a goalless draw in the nick of time. Normal.
With this consecration, Los Murciélagos team has qualified for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Nahuel Heredia of Cordoba set up the penalty shootout for the Argentine national team: with his right foot he put the ball to the left of the Chinese goalkeeper.
The Albiceleste team was composed of German Molíc, Ángel Deldo, Froilán Padilla, Junior Fernández, Maximiliano Espinillo, Dario Lensina, Heredia, Ignacio Oviedo, Matías Oliveira and Bryan Pereira.
Before that, the team led by the Claudio Falco-Agustin Rojas duo beat Colombia in the semi-finals 3-1, thanks to a hat-trick from Cordoba’s Espinillo, who was honoured as the best player at the World Cup in Birmingham.
In the quarter-finals, Argentina beat Italy 1-0, with another goal scored by Espinillo. The Albiceleste were part of Group B of the World Cup along with England, Germany and China.
Last Tuesday, the Argentine women’s blind football team, Murcielagos, became world champions in the UK for the first time in their history, after beating Japan 2-1 in the final.
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