Oleksandr Kosenko has named the Ukraine futsal team for the match against Kosovo in the 2024 World Cup qualifier

Head coach of the Ukraine national futsal team Oleksandr Kosynko has announced the lineup for the main round European qualification match against Kosovo's team.

Oleksandr Kosenko has named the Ukraine futsal team for the match against Kosovo in the 2024 World Cup qualifier

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The head coach of Ukraine's futsal team, Oleksandr Kosynko, has published the roster for the match in the main round of European World Cup 2024 qualification against Kosovo.

Roster of Ukraine's futsal team

Goalkeepers: Kyrylo Tsybun («Piaszt», Poland), Yurii Savenko («Hurricane»).

Field players: Petro Shoturma, Daniil Abakshin, Artem Farenyuk, Mykola Mikhityuk (all — «Hurricane»), Mykhailo Zvarych, Serhii Malishko, Vitaliy Radieviy (all — «Energy»), Yevhen Syryi, Igor Chernyavskyi (both — «HIT»), Andriy Melnyk, Rostyslav Semenchenko (both — CLUST), Yaroslav Lebid («Cosmos», Estonia).

The training camp of Ukraine's futsal team will start on November 4. The away match in the main round of World Cup 2024 qualification against Kosovo will take place on November 9 in Pristina.

World Cup 2024. European Qualification. Main Round. Group 11

September 18, 2022

Netherlands — Kosovo — 2:1

October 7, 2022

Ukraine — Kosovo — 3:1

October 11, 2022

Ukraine — Netherlands — 4:2

Tournament table

 

Matches

Wins

Ties

Losses

Goals

Points

1. Ukraine

2

2

0

0

7—3

6

2. Netherlands

2

1

0

1

4—5

3

3. Kosovo

2

0

0

2

2—5

0

November 9, 2022

Kosovo — Ukraine (18.00)

March 3, 2023

Kosovo — Netherlands

March 8, 2023

Netherlands — Ukraine

In the main round, 36 national teams are divided into 12 groups of three teams each, where matches take place home and away. The 12 group winners and four best second-place finishers advance to the elite round. The other eight second-place finishers will participate in the playoff stage of the main round.

World Cup 2024. European Qualification. Main Round

Group 1: Spain, Moldova, Cyprus.

Group 2: Georgia, Belgium, Austria.

Group 3: Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia.

Group 4: Portugal, Belarus, Lithuania.

Group 5: Kazakhstan, Slovenia, Montenegro.

Group 6: Azerbaijan, Poland, Greece.

Group 7: Croatia, Hungary, Israel.

Group 8: Finland, Romania, Denmark.

Group 9: Serbia, France, Norway.

Group 10: Italy, North Macedonia, Sweden.

Group 11: Ukraine, Netherlands, Kosovo.

Group 12: Slovakia, Latvia, Germany.

Format

Qualification takes place in five stages: preliminary round (mini-tournaments), main round (groups with home and away matches), playoff stage of the main round (home and away matches), elite round (groups with home and away matches) and playoff stage of the elite round (home and away matches).

Playoff Stage of the Main Round

Drawing: March 10, 2023.

Matches: April 10—19, 2023.

Eight teams will be divided into four pairs and matches will take place home and away. The winners advance to the elite round.

Elite Round

Drawing: July 5, 2023.

Matches: will be completed by December 20, 2023.

Twenty national teams will be divided into five groups of four teams each and matches will take place home and away. The five group winners advance to the World Cup 2024. Four best second-place finishers advance to the playoff stage of the elite round. If the European association is selected for hosting the final tournament, only two best second-place finishers advance to the playoff stage of the elite round.

Playoff Stage of the Elite Round

Drawing: January 25, 2024.

Matches: April 8—17, 2024.

Four teams will be divided into two pairs (if only two teams participate in the playoff stage, a draw will determine match order), matches will take place home and away. The winners advance to the World Cup 2024.