What to expect in the new year for Ukraine's national futsal team
In 2023, the national team of Ukraine in futsal will continue to compete in the World Championship qualification tournament for 2024.
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After three wins in the fall, Oleksandr Kosenko's protégés confidently lead their group and have good chances to qualify for the elite round of the 2024 World Cup. The final match of the main round will be played away against the Netherlands on March 8th. It is already known that the game will take place in Almere city and will start at 9:00 PM local time (Kyiv time). Five days before this, the Dutch team will play Kosovo.
As a reminder, 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 11
September 18, 2022
Netherlands — Kosovo — 2:1
October 7, 2022
Ukraine — Kosovo — 3:1
October 11, 2022
Ukraine — Netherlands — 4:2
November 9, 2022
Kosovo — Ukraine — 2:5
Tournament Table
|
|
Matches |
Wins |
Ties |
Losses |
Goals |
Points |
|
1. Ukraine |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
12—5 |
9 |
|
2. Netherlands |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4—5 |
3 |
|
3. Kosovo |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4—10 |
0 |
March 3, 2023
Kosovo — Netherlands
March 8, 2023
Netherlands — Ukraine
Format
Qualification takes place in five stages: preliminary round (mini-tournaments), main round (groups with home and away matches), playoff of the main round (home and away matches), elite round (groups with home and away matches) and playoff of the elite round (home and away matches).
Playoff 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 to host the final tournament, only two best second-place finishers will advance to the playoff stage of the elite round.
Playoff 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), and matches will take place home and away. The winners advance to the World Cup 2024.
