Great Britain kicked off their World University Futsal Championship tonight against hosts Slovenia - a somewhat daunting task, almost comparable to taking on Brazil in Poznan two years ago. GBR lost 9-0 then, and some experts were predicting an even bigger defeat for Graeme Dell’s boys. Two years on, and we have seen futsal become an official BUCS sport so at least all the players in the travelling delegation have played the game, on top of that the squad have more experience collectively than ever before. Michael Skubala is playing in his second World Championship and is arguably the most experienced player, along with Stephen Harrison, who was missing from tonight's game. The new players have less experience, but have been involved with England under Graeme Dell’s tenure as head coach. Curtis Holmes has only recently made the F30 squad but has played for British University Champions, Teesside and Middlesbrough for three years while at the University of Teesside.