Ukraine and Egypt Olympic teams end in a 1:1 draw in friendly match

14.07.2024 21:05

Today, July 14, the Olympic team of Ukraine played a friendly match against Egypt as part of their preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The match took place on one of the fields at Plaine des Sports in the Aquitaine town of Saint-Paul-lès-Dax.

In the 12th minute, Bragaru opened the scoring with an assist from Krupskyi, but the Blue and Yellow team couldn’t hold on to the lead. Near the end of the match, the Africans managed to equalize, making it 1:1.

Friendly Match:

Ukraine (U-23) — Egypt (U-23) — 1:1 (1:0)

Goals: Bragaru (12) — Katta (80).

Ukraine (U-23): Fesyun (Yermakov, 46), Martynyuk, Talovierov, Salyuk (Pavlyuk, 58), Krupskyi, Rubchynskyi (Siheiev, 58), Mykhailenko (Ocheretko, 58), Kryskiv, Khlan (Shulyanskyi, 58), Bragaru (Veleten, 58), Sikan.

Booked: Bragaru (17), Talovierov (61).

Photo by Anatoliy Riepin

The team, under Ruslan Rotan, will play their second friendly match against the Olympic team of Paraguay. This match is set to take place in the Aquitaine city of Agen at the Alan Lansamen Stadium on July 18, with kickoff scheduled for 19:00 Kyiv time.

Photo by Anatoliy Riepin

Official Roster of Ukraine's Olympic Football Team for the 2024 Games

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

The list includes 22 players, with four reserved spots.

According to the regulations, players born after January 1, 2001, are eligible to participate. Additionally, each team can include three players who are older than this age.

2024 Olympics. Men's Football Tournament

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.

Group B Schedule

July 24, 2024

Argentina vs Morocco (16:00, Saint-Étienne)

Iraq vs Ukraine (20:00, Lyon)

July 27, 2024

Argentina vs Iraq (16:00, Lyon)

Ukraine vs Morocco (18:00, Saint-Étienne)

July 30, 2024

Ukraine vs Argentina (18:00, Lyon)

Morocco vs Iraq (18:00, Nice)

All match times are in Kyiv time.

The two top teams from Group B advance to face representatives from Group A.

The format of the Olympic tournament remains traditional: battling in four groups of four teams, with the top two advancing to the playoffs, followed by quarterfinals, semifinals, the match for third place, and the final (August 9th, Paris, Parc des Princes).

It's worth recalling that last summer, by defeating France (3:1) in the quarterfinal match of the 2023 Euro (U-21) and securing a spot in the semifinals, our team achieved a historic success, earning the country the right to participate in the football tournament at the Olympics for the first time. Alongside Ukraine, Spain and Israel also obtained licenses for the 2024 Summer Games in this discipline through the 2023 U-21 Euro.

Participants in the men's football tournament at the 2024 Olympic Games will compete from July 24th to August 9th in seven cities in France: Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne, Nice, and Nantes. According to the regulations, players born after January 1, 2001, are eligible to participate. Additionally, each team can include three players older than this age.

In total, 16 national teams will participate in the tournament: France as the host, three teams representing Europe (Ukraine, Spain, Israel), three from Africa (Morocco, Egypt, Mali), three from Asia (Japan, Uzbekistan, Iraq), two from South America (Paraguay, Argentina), two from the CONCACAF region (USA, Dominican Republic), one from Oceania (New Zealand), and the winner of the intercontinental play-off (Guinea).