Ukrainian national women's team players Viktoriya Hryin, Daria Kravets, and Lyubov Shmatko shared their impressions of the victory over Hungary (2-0) in a World Cup 2023 qualification match that took place in Rzeszów, Poland.

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Viktoriya Hryin: "I am very pleased with the victory of the Ukrainian national team. I'm glad that we cheered our fans and won this match.

It was a great pleasure to start in the lineup. The emotions are overwhelming. Unfortunately, my individual skill did not suffice to make a mark.

The opponent was tough. Hungary fought until the end and had moments when they could have scored. But we tried our best and won."

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Daria Kravets: "I am happy that I scored the first goal in this selection. Hungary is my favorite team to play against.

After the match, Luis Cortes was very happy that we won. This is a very important three points for us.

The girls had a lot of desire. We were close to scoring another goal during the game but something was missing. It's good that we made it 2-0 and won."

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Lyubov Shmatko: "The impressions are very positive. The coach told us that we needed to start the match well, actively engage from the first minutes. Everything worked out for us. We took control of the game and won it.

We scored one goal but something was missing up front to make another mark. Maybe the final pass. But we managed to cope with the pressure from opponents. We caught them off guard and scored again.

I was somewhat unexpectedly given the captain's armband for this game. I want to thank the coach and team for trusting me, giving me a chance to believe in myself and motivate me. We will continue working."

2023 Women's World Cup Qualification

European Zone Group B

16.09.2021 Faroe Islands - Spain 0-10

17.09.2021 Hungary - Scotland 0-2

21.09.2021 Scotland - Faroe Islands 7-1

21.09.2021 Hungary - Spain 0-7

21.10.2021 Ukraine - Faroe Islands 4-0

22.10.2021 Scotland - Hungary 2-1

26.10.2021 Ukraine - Spain 0-6

26.10.2021 Faroe Islands - Hungary 1-7

25.11.2021 Spain - Faroe Islands 12-0

26.11.2021 Scotland - Ukraine 1-1

30.11.2021 Hungary - Ukraine 4-2

30.11.2021 Spain - Scotland 8-0

08.04.2022 Hungary - Faroe Islands 7-0

12.04.2022 Scotland - Spain 0-2

24.06.2022 Ukraine - Scotland 0-4

28.06.2022 Ukraine - Hungary 2-0

Tournament Table

02.09.2022 Faroe Islands - Ukraine

02.09.2022 Spain - Hungary

06.09.2022 Spain - Ukraine

06.09.2022 Faroe Islands - Scotland

Play-offs: 3-11 October 2022.

Intercontinental Play-off: 7-15 November 2022, 13-25 February 2023, 3-11 April 2023.

Final Tournament (Australia, New Zealand): 10 July - 20 August 2023.

Women's World Cup 2023 Qualification. European Zone

Group Stage

Europe has eleven direct spots for the Women's World Cup 2023, and one team will participate in the intercontinental play-offs.

Nine group winners advance directly to the World Cup. The second-placed teams proceed to the next stage.

Play-off

Nine teams that finish in second place will compete in a play-off consisting of two stages.

The top three among these second-placed teams will qualify directly to the second stage. Six remaining participants will fight for three spots in one-legged matches at the first stage. Three winners from the first round and three teams that qualified directly to the second stage will compete in one-legged matches to determine the UEFA play-off trio.

The two highest-ranked winners of the UEFA play-off second stage (criteria applied to group stage results plus play-off second-round results) will receive two automatic spots at the World Cup, while the third winner will proceed to the intercontinental play-offs.