In the opening match of the World Championship taking place in Salou, Spain, Ukraine's Paralympic team secured a convincing victory (5:0) against the Spanish team.

The members of Ukraine's Paralympic football team include: Konstantin Simashko, Bohdan Dembik, Ivan Donenko, Yaroslav Chernysh, Artem Sheremet, Sergiy Bedenok, Stanislav Podolskyi, Artem Krasilnikov, Vitaliy Trushiv, Bohdan Kulynych, Ivan Shkvarlo, Vitaliy Romanchuk, Oleh Len'. Coaches — Serhiy Ovcharenko and Taras Dutko.

At the first stage of the tournament, 15 teams are divided into four groups with four and three teams respectively. Two collectives advance to the quarter-finals from each group. The blue-and-yellow team started their competition in Group D, where they will play against Northern Ireland and Argentina, alongside Spain.

Group A: Venezuela, Netherlands, England, Canada. 

Group B: Thailand, Ireland, Germany, Brazil.

Group C: USA, Iran, Australia.

Group D: Ukraine, Northern Ireland, Argentina, Spain.

Schedule of matches for the Paralympic team of Ukraine

01.05.2022

Spain — Ukraine — 0:5 (0:4)

Goals: Bedenok (12), Romanchuk (20, 27), Dembik (30), Donenko (56).

04.05.2022

Northern Ireland — Ukraine

06.05.2022

Ukraine — Argentina

09.05.2022

Quarter-final

12.05.2022

Semi-final

15.05.2022

Final

It is worth noting that the national team of players with disabilities has consistently returned home with medals from 11 of the last World Championships. Among them, blue-and-yellow are champions of five world cups (2001, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2017).