Dmytro Kryskiv: "We have every chance to advance from the group"

27.07.2024 11:28

The Ukraine Olympic team midfielder Dmytro Kryskiv shared his expectations ahead of today's match against Morocco.

On July 24, the Ukraine Olympic team played their first group stage match of the 2024 Games football tournament, losing 1:2 to Iraq. Midfielder Dmytro Kryskiv commented on the result of that match and the upcoming game against Morocco.

"After the match with Iraq, the players were in a bad state. We lost control of the game despite leading 1:0. Everything was under control, but then it all went wrong. We need to quickly forget that game and focus on the match against Morocco. We have every chance to advance from the group, so we need to give everything for the result. Everything is in our hands and our abilities. Despite Iraq and Morocco currently leading the group, anything can happen in a tournament like this.

Of course, the coaching staff is focusing our attention on the strengths and weaknesses of Morocco. But also on what we need to improve in our game to perform better than we did against Iraq and to showcase our strengths," said Dmytro Kryskiv.

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.

Olympics 2024: Men's Football Tournament Group B

July 24, 2024

Argentina - Morocco - 1:2

Iraq - Ukraine - 2:1

Standings

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.

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.

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).