Ukrainian Amputee Football Championship 2026. Results of Rounds 14 and 15 of the First League
Yesterday, the Ukrainian Olympic team departed from Kyiv to France, where as part of their preparation for the summer Olympics, they will play two friendly matches immediately.
Photo from fifa.com
The first match, against the Egyptian Olympic team, will be played by Rusan Rotan's team on July 14th (kickoff at 6:30 PM local time, 7:30 PM Kyiv time) at one of the fields in the Plaine des Sports complex.
The second game, against the Paraguayan Olympic team, will take place on July 18th (kickoff at 7:30 PM Kyiv time) in the town of Ajetmo at the "Alan Lansman" stadium.
The group V opponents of Ukraine's Olympic football tournament team will be Argentina, Morocco, and Iraq. The matches against them will take place on July 24th, 27th, and 30th.
Meanwhile, the lineups of our rivals have become known.
Goalkeepers: Horacio Rulli* (Ajax, Netherlands), Leandro Brail (
Defenders: Nicolás Otamendi* (Benfica, Portugal), Bruno Amione (Santos Laguna, Mexico), Marco Di Cesare (Racing), Julio Solor (Lanos), Joaquín García (Velez), Gonzalo Luchan (
Midfielders: Santiago Esse (Olympiacos, Greece), Ezekiel Fernández, Cristian Medina, Kevin Zazon (all — Boca Juniors).
Forwards: Julian Alvarez* (
Goalkeepers: Munir Mohamedi* (Al-Wahda, Saudi Arabia), Mo
Defenders: Zakaria el-Wahdi (Genk, Belgium), Ayman el-Wafi (Lugano, Switzerland), Mehdi Bukamir (Charleroi, Belgium), Achraf Hakimi* (PSG, France), Adil Tahhi (
Midfielders: Usama Taragallin, Yassin Kehda (both — Havre, France), Benjamin Bushaar (
Forwards:
Goalkeepers: Kumel al-Rikabeh (
Defenders: Yosef Al-Imam (Olympique, Sweden), Hussain Ali (
Midfielders: Bind Hassan (De Graafschap, Netherlands), Muntader Mohammed (
Forwards: Youssef Amin (
Goalkeepers: Yakiv Kinaraykin (Dnipro-1 Dnipropetrovsk), Kirill Fesyun (
Defenders: Maxim Talovoyev* (LASK, Austria), Arseniy Batagov (
Midfielders: Maxim Khlyan (Lechia, Poland), Artem Shulyansky (
Forwards: Igor Krashyrip (
*— players over 23 years old.
Group A: France, USA, Guinea, New Zealand.
Group B: Argentina, Morocco, Iraq, Ukraine.
Group C: Uzbekistan, Spain, Egypt, Dominican Republic.
Group D: Japan, Paraguay, Mali, Israel.
24.07.2024
Argentina — Morocco (16:00, Saint-Étienne)
Iraq — Ukraine (20:00, Lyon)
27.07.2024
Argentina — Iraq (16:00, Lyon)
Ukraine — Morocco (18:00, Saint-Étienne)
30.07.2024
Ukraine — Argentina (18:00, Lyon)
Morocco — Iraq (18:00, Nice)
Kickoff times are Kyiv time.
The two best teams from Group B will advance to face the top two teams from Group A in the knockout stage.
The format of the Olympic tournament is traditional: competition in four groups with four teams each, followed by a knockout round featuring the top two teams from each group, then quarter-finals, semi-finals, third-place match and final (September 9, Paris, "Parc des Princes").
We remind you that last summer, defeating France (3-1) in the Euro-2023 quarter-final and qualifying for the semi-finals, our team achieved a historic success — securing Ukraine's first-ever appearance at an Olympic football tournament. Along with Ukraine, Spain and Israel earned their spots at the Olympics through the youth Euro-2023.
Participants of the men's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will compete from July 24 to August 9 in seven cities across France: Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne, Nice and Nantes. According to the regulations (regulations), players born after January 1, 2001 are eligible to participate. Additionally, each team can include up to three players who are older than this age.
A total of 16 teams will take part in the tournament: France as hosts, three from Europe (Ukraine, Spain, Israel), three from Africa (Morocco, Egypt, Mali), three from Asia (Japan, Uzbekistan, Iraq), two from South America (Paraguay, Argentina), two from CONCACAF (USA, Dominican Republic), one from Oceania (New Zealand), and the winner of the intercontinental playoff (Guinea).