Ukraine futsal team crushes Saudi Arabia in dominant friendly performance
Today, on August 28, Ukraine's national futsal team played a friendly match against Saudi Arabia.
Last week, as part of their preparation for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup, the Blue and Yellows triumphed at a tournament in Viseu, Portugal, where they defeated Costa Rica (4:0), Cuba (7:0), and the hosts (6:3). Now, the Ukrainian squad continued their training camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where they played a friendly match against Saudi Arabia today.
Oleksandr Kosenko's team delivered an excellent performance, securing an emphatic 8:3 victory. Shved, Farenyuk, and Semenchenko each scored twice for Ukraine.
Friendly Match: National Futsal Teams
Saudi Arabia — Ukraine — 3:8 (1:2)
Goals: Almurabi (17), Fkihe (27), Rudani (34) — Shved (12, 25), Farenyuk (20, 37), Sukhov (27), Semenchenko (28, 35), Shoturma (33).
Ukraine: Sukhov — Shved, Zhuk, Mykytyuk, Pedyash; Savenko, Shoturma, Melnyk, Chernyavskyi, Korsun, Zvarych, Farenyuk, Abakshyn, Semenchenko.
Additionally, on August 30, Ukraine will play a friendly match against World Cup 2024 participant Libya. Afterward, the team will travel to Kazakhstan for the final stage of their preparation, adapting to the time zone and climate, before arriving in Tashkent on September 11.
The final tournament of the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup, featuring Ukraine, will take place from September 14 to October 6 in three cities in Uzbekistan — Andijan, Bukhara, and Tashkent. A total of 14 players will be selected for Ukraine's World Cup roster.
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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