The head coach of Ukraine's futsal team, Oleksandr Kosynko, has announced the squad for the main round matches of the European World Cup 2024 qualification against Kosovo and the Netherlands.

Squad of Ukraine's Futsal Team

Goalkeepers: Kyrylo Tzipun ("Piastr", Poland), Oleksandr Suchov ("HIT"), Yuriy Savenko ("Hurricane").

Field Players: Petro Shoturma, Igor Korsun, Daniil Abakshin, Artem Farenyuk, Mykola Mikhityuk (all — "Hurricane"), Mykhailo Zvarych, Serhiy Malishko, Vitaliy Radevich (all — "Energy"), Yevhen Syryi, Igor Chernyavsky (both — "HIT"), Andriy Melnyk (CLUST), Yaroslav Lebid ("Cosmos", Estonia).

The training camp of Ukraine's futsal team will start on October 3.

Ahead of the Ukrainian team are home matches in the main round of World Cup 2024 qualification, which will take place in Latvia. The match against Kosovo will be held on October 7 in Salaspils, and against the Netherlands — on October 11 in Jelgava.

World Cup 2024. European Qualification. Main Round. Group 11

September 18, 2022

Netherlands — Kosovo — 2:1

October 7, 2022

Ukraine — Kosovo

October 11, 2022

Ukraine — Netherlands

November 9, 2022

Kosovo — Ukraine

March 3, 2023

Kosovo — Netherlands

March 8, 2023

Netherlands — Ukraine

In the main round, 36 national teams are divided into 12 groups of three teams, where matches will be played home and away. The 12 group winners and four best second-placed teams advance to the elite round. The other eight second-placed team winners will participate in the playoff stage of the main round.

World Cup 2024. European Qualification. Main Round

Group 1: Spain, Moldova, Cyprus.

Group 2: Georgia, Belgium, Austria.

Group 3: Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia.

Group 4: Portugal, Belarus, Lithuania.

Group 5: Kazakhstan, Slovenia, Montenegro.

Group 6: Azerbaijan, Poland, Greece.

Group 7: Croatia, Hungary, Israel.

Group 8: Finland, Romania, Denmark.

Group 9: Serbia, France, Norway.

Group 10: Italy, North Macedonia, Sweden.

Group 11: Ukraine, Netherlands, Kosovo.

Group 12: Slovakia, Latvia, Germany.

Format

Qualification takes place in five stages: preliminary round (mini-tournaments), main round (groups with home and away matches), playoff stage of the main round (home and away matches), elite round (groups with home and away matches) and playoff stage of the elite round (home and away matches).

Main Round Playoff

Drawing: March 10, 2023.

Matches: April 10—19, 2023.

Eight teams will be divided into four pairs, matches will take place home and away. The winners advance to the elite round.

Elite Round

Drawing: July 5, 2023.

Matches: will be completed by December 20, 2023.

Twenty national teams will be divided into five groups of four teams each, matches will take place home and away. The five group winners advance to the World Cup 2024. Four best second-placed team winners advance to the playoff stage of the elite round. If the European association is selected for hosting the final tournament, only two best second-placed team winners will advance to the playoff stage of the elite round.

Elite Round Playoff

Drawing: January 25, 2024.

Matches: April 8—17, 2024.

Four teams will be divided into two pairs (if only two teams participate in the playoff, a draw will be held to determine match order), matches will take place home and away. The winners advance to the World Cup 2024.