The Ukrainian football team secured a victory (2:1) against the South Korean team in their opening match at the 2021 Paralympic Games, which were postponed to 2022 due to the pandemic and are taking place in the Brazilian city of Cascavel.

The members of Ukraine's Paralympic football team include: Serhiy Bayev, Dmytro Belyusov, Viacheslav Bragin, Oleksandr Vereshchaka, Maxim Vodolaga, Konstantyn Voychenko, Dmitro Dokhtenko, Yaroslav Kotlyarov, Oleksandr Olenych, Mykhailo Polyanskyy, Viktor Pustovit, Igor Reutov, Volodymyr Ryi, Ivan Rudzевич, Sene Roger Amadu, Niye Abdoulie, Bohdan Mishchenko, Roman Strijytskyi, Shalva Mchedlishvili, Dmitro Ukraіnets. Coaches — Oleksandr Vereshchaka and Viktor Kozin.

In the first stage, 20 teams are divided into four groups of five. Two teams advance to the quarter-finals from each group.

Group A: Argentina, Egypt, France, Ukraine, South Korea.

Group B: Netherlands, Brazil, Cameroon, Italy, Iran.

Group C: Mali, USA, Iraq, Turkey, Germany.

Group D: Senegal, Greece, Mexico, Uzbekistan, Poland.

Schedule of matches for Ukraine's Paralympic team

April 30, 2022

Ukraine — South Korea — 2:1

May 2, 2022

Ukraine — Egypt

May 4, 2022

Ukraine — France

May 8, 2022

Ukraine — Argentina

May 10, 2022

Quarter-finals

May 12, 2022

Semi-finals

May 14, 2022

Match for third place

May 15, 2022

Final

It is worth noting that in 2009, Ukraine's football team became the Paralympic champion, and in 2013 and 2017 they won silver medals.