The Ukrainian football team is competing for medals at the 2021 Deaflympics, which were postponed to 2022 due to the pandemic and are taking place in the Brazilian city of Caxias do Sul.

According to the group stage results, the Ukrainian team secured first place in their quintet. In the quarterfinal match, they proved stronger than Italy — 2:1. Now, in the semifinal on May 12, our team will play against Turkey.

The players representing Ukraine's Deaflympic football team are: Sergiy Bayev, Dmytro Byelousov, Vyacheslav Bragin, Oleksandr Vereshchaka, Maxim Vodolaga, Konstantyn Voychenko, Dmytro Dokhtenko, Yaroslav Kotlyarov, Oleksandr Olenych, Mykhailo Polyanskyy, Viktor Pustovit, Igor Reutov, Volodymyr Ryi, Ivan Rudzевич, Sene Roger Amadu, Niїe Abdoulie, Bohdan Mishenko, Roman Striyśkyi, Shalva Mchedlishvili, Dmytro Ukraïnets. Coaches — Oleksandr Vereshchaka and Viktor Kozin.

Matches of Ukraine's Deaflympic team

April 30, 2022

Ukraine — South Korea — 2:1

Goals: Ryi, Reutov — Kim.

May 2, 2022

Egypt — Ukraine — 0:5

Goals: Mishenko, Reutov, Niїe Abdoulie, Mchedlishvili, Striyśkyi.

Disqualified: Elbana (E).

May 4, 2022

France — Ukraine — 2:3

Goals: Le Biga, Diabí — Niїe Abdoulie, Bayev, Striyśkyi.

Disqualified: Mishenko (U).

May 8, 2022

Ukraine — Argentina — 1:2

Goals: Olenych — Fraga, Galárraga.

Disqualified: Galárraga (A).

May 10, 2022

Quarterfinal

Ukraine — Italy — 2:1

Goals: Mishenko, Mchedlishvili — Sighna.

May 12, 2022

Semifinal

Ukraine — Turkey

May 14, 2022

Match for third place

May 15, 2022

Final

It is worth noting that in 2009 the Ukrainian football team became Deaflympics champions, and in 2013 and 2017 they won silver medals.