Oleksandr Kosenko announces Ukraine futsal squad for pre-World Cup training camp
Ukraine futsal team head coach Oleksandr Kosenko has named a 16-player squad for the upcoming training camp ahead of the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup. The final roster for the World Cup will include 14 players.
Ukraine futsal team squad:
Goalkeepers: Yuriy Savchenko (Avrora Kyiv), Oleksandr Sukhov (HIT Kyiv), Kyrylo Tsypun (Piast, Poland), Oleksandr Siritskyi (Uragan Ivano-Frankivsk).
Outfield players: Ihor Korsun, Petro Shoturma (Uragan Ivano-Frankivsk), Yevheniy Zhuk, Andriy Melnyk, Daniil Abakshyn, Ihor Chernyavskyi, Oleksandr Pedyash (all - HIT Kyiv), Mykola Mykytyuk (Cordoba, Spain), Rostyslav Semenchenko (Avrora Kyiv), Mykhailo Zvarych (Energiya Lviv), Nazar Shved, Artem Farenyuk (both - Eurobus, Poland).
The final tournament of the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup, featuring the Ukraine national team, will take place from September 14 to October 6 in three cities in Uzbekistan — Andijan, Bukhara, and Tashkent.
As part of their preparation for the event, Ukraine will participate in a tournament in Portugal, where they will face the host nation, as well as the national teams of Cuba and Costa Rica. All four teams are participants in the 2024 World Cup. The matches will be held in Viseu from August 22 to 25.
Ukraine's schedule:
August 22: Costa Rica vs. Ukraine
August 23: Cuba vs. Ukraine
August 25: Portugal vs. Ukraine
It is worth noting that Ukraine has been drawn into Group C of the 2024 World Cup, where they will face Argentina, Afghanistan, and Angola.
2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup. Final tournament
Group A: Uzbekistan, Netherlands, Paraguay, Costa Rica.
Group B: Brazil, Cuba, Croatia, Thailand.
Group C: Argentina, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Angola.
Group D: Spain, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Libya.
Group E: Portugal, Panama, Tajikistan, Morocco.
Group F: Iran, Venezuela, Guatemala, France.
Group C
September 15, 2024
Afghanistan vs. Angola (15:30, Tashkent)
Argentina vs. Ukraine (18:00, Tashkent)
September 18, 2024
Angola vs. Ukraine (15:30, Tashkent)
Argentina vs. Afghanistan (18:00, Tashkent)
September 21, 2024
Ukraine vs. Afghanistan (18:00, Andijan)
Angola vs. Argentina (18:00, Tashkent)
Round of 16
September 24, 2024
37. 1B vs. 3ACD (15:30, Bukhara)
38. 2A vs. 2C (18:00, Tashkent)
September 25, 2024
39. 1D vs. 3BEF (15:30, Andijan)
40. 1A vs. 3CDE (18:00, Tashkent)
September 26, 2024
41. 1F vs. 2E (15:30, Bukhara)
42. 1E vs. 2D (18:00, Andijan)
September 27, 2024
43. 2B vs. 2F (15:30, Bukhara)
44. 1C vs. 3ABF (18:00, Tashkent)
Quarter-finals
September 29, 2024
45. Winner of 37 vs. Winner of 41 (15:30, Bukhara)
46. Winner of 38 vs. Winner of 39 (18:00, Tashkent)
September 30, 2024
47. Winner of 43 vs. Winner of 40 (15:30, Bukhara)
48. Winner of 42 vs. Winner of 44 (18:00, Tashkent)
Semi-finals
October 2, 2024
49. Winner of 46 vs. Winner of 45 (18:00, Tashkent)
October 3, 2024
50. Winner of 48 vs. Winner of 47 (18:00, Tashkent)
Third-place Playoff
October 6, 2024
Loser of 49 vs. Loser of 50 (15:30, Tashkent)
Final
October 6, 2024
Winner of 49 vs. Winner of 50 (18:00, Tashkent)
Match times are in Kyiv time.
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