Vinotinto Women's U-18 futsal team faces Senegal in their second Olympic match at Dakar 2026

Published at: 03/11/2026 09:46 AM

The Women's Under-18 Futsal National Team will play its second group stage match at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics this Tuesday, November 3, against host Senegal at 1:30 p.m.

The match will take place at the emblematic Iba Mar Diop Complex in the capital of Senegar, where the Venezuelan team will arrive with the mission of scoring points, to keep alive their aspirations to advance to the next phase of the continental tournament.

In their debut against Ukraine last Sunday, November 1, the Venezuelans overcame a two-goal disadvantage to equalize the score 4-4 in regulation time, forcing them to define the match in overtime, where they finally fell by a tight 5-4.

In the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, 8 teams participate, divided into two groups of four teams each, group A comprising: Senegal (Host), Venezuela, Ukraine and Fiji. While group B is made up of Italy, Cameroon, Costa Rica and Iran.

Each team plays a total of 3 round-robin matches within their respective group. At the end of the three rounds, the teams that occupy the first two places in each group qualify for the semifinals.

Mazo News Team