On September 27, after a 16-hour layover along the route Warsaw—Paris—Tokyo, Mykola Kostenko's wards reached their destination and conducted their first training session at the National Football Teams Training Center in Japan. This is reported by the Ukrainian Beach Soccer Association.

Currently, Ukrainians are continuing their training and theoretical preparation for two friendly matches against the Japanese national team, which holds the fourth place in the BSWW ranking (Ukraine is at 17th position).

Roster of the Ukrainian Beach Soccer National Team

Goalkeepers: Andriy Nerush ("Griffin"), Taras Kovalenko (NC Beachsoccer).

Field Players: Oleksandr Koronychuk, Maxim Voytok, Dmytro Medvid' (all — "VIT"), Dmytro Voytenko, Yaroslav Zavorotnyi, Andriy Pashko, Igor Levchenko, Timofii Verbitskyi (all — "Alternativa"), Andriy Borsuk ("Artur Music"), Oleg Shchitnik (NC Beachsoccer).

As a reminder, friendly matches between the national teams of Japan and Ukraine will take place on October 1st and 2nd in Akashi city (start time for both — 8:00 AM Kyiv time).