By Steven Torres

NEW YORK (12-19-11) - CONCACAF teams are in preparations for next year’s Futsal Championship which will also qualify four nations to the FIFA Futsal World Cup Thailand 2012 … Here is a look at what they are doing…

Host Costa Rica lost a pair of friendlies against the four-time FIFA Futsal World Champions Brazil at Cartago’s Polideportivo last week.

After a 5:0 blanking in the first encounter on 14 December, the Ticos manage to score twice in the second match against the Samba Kings however they still fell by 7:2 two days later.

The victory extended Brazil’s unbeaten streak to 30 matches, while Costa Rica is in preparations for the CONCACAF Futsal Qualifiers next year.

14.12.2011: Cartago, BRAZIL; Gimnasio Polideportivo de Cartago
COSTA RIA – BRAZIL 0:5 (0:2)
VALDIN 6’, 20’; WILDE 23’, 39’; GABRIEL 24’
CRC: Jairo Toruño - Jorge Arias, Nestor Daniel Carrera, Edwin Cubillo, Alejandro Paniagua.
Subs: Diego Cambronero, Marco Guzman, Diego Gonzalez, Aaron Solano, Jose Estrada, Erick Gomez. Booked: Cambronero
TD: Hugo RETANA

BRA: Tiago – Cico, Ari, Gabriel, Wilde
Subs: Vinicius, Gadeia, Valdin, Rafael, Neto, Rodrigo. Booked: Ari, Neto
TD: Marcos SORATO
R1: Geovanny MUNGUIA (CRC), R2: Jeisson PEÑALOZA (CRC)
16.12.2011: Cartago, BRAZIL; Gimnasio Polideportivo de Cartago

COSTA RIA – BRAZIL 2:7 (0:3)
OG (WILDE) 39’; Edwin PORRAS 39’ – NETO 3’, 40’; WILDE 7’; GADEIA 13’, 37’; RAFAEL 32’; OG Diego CAMRONERO) 35’
CRC: Álvaro González - Daniel Garcia, Jorge Carrillo, José Estrada, Aaron Solano.
Subs: Justin Ballestero, Edwin Porras, Erick Gomez, Alejandro Salazar, Diego Gonzalez, Diego Cambronero, Marco Guzmán. Booked: Salazar, Solano
TD: Hugo SOLANO

BRA: Djony - Neto, Gadeia, Vinícius, Valdin.
Subs: Ciço, Ari, Gabriel, Rafael, Rodrigo, Wilde. Booked: Ari, Rodrigo, Neto
TD: Marcos SORATO
R1: Hector MESEN (CRC), R2: Luis Gerardo MORA (CRC)

For more information on Futsal in the CONCACAF region, check www.CONCACAF.com.

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Steven Torres is Director of Information Services/Director de Informacion Servicios for CONCACAF. He can be contacted at steve.torres@concacaf.org.