Today, Oleksandr Kosenko's wards secured first place in Group 11 of the main round of the CHS-2024 qualification and an early advancement to the elite round. This was achieved thanks to a 3-3 draw against Kosovo - Netherlands. The final match of this stage will be played away against the Dutch on March 8th, starting at 9:00 PM Kyiv time in Almere city.

As part of preparation for the official meeting, Ukraine's national team today held a friendly match against Poland's team in the city of Kolobrzeg. The blue-and-yellow team won with a score of 4-1 thanks to double goals from Daniil Abakshin and Yevgeny Syry.

Friendship Match of National Teams in Futsal

Poland - Ukraine - 1:4 (0-1)

Goals: Madjyag (40) — Abakshin (15, 39), Syry (29, 36).

Squad of Ukraine's Futsal National Team

Goalkeepers: Yuriy Savenko («Hurricane»), Oleksandr Suchov («HIT»).

Field Players: Petro Shoturma, Daniil Abakshin, Igor Korsun, Artem Farenyuk, Mykola Mikhityuk (all — «Hurricane»), Mykhailo Zvarych, Serhiy Malishko, Vitaliy Radevich (all — «Energy»), Yevgen Syry, Igor Chernyavskyi (both — «HIT»), Andriy Melnyk (CLUST), Yaroslav Lebid («Pszczola», Poland).

CHS-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

March 3, 2023

Kosovo - Netherlands — 3:3

Tournament Table

March 8, 2023

Netherlands — Ukraine

Reminder, in the main round, 36 national teams are divided into 12 groups of three teams each, where matches take place at 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.

Format

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

Main Round Playoffs

Drawing: March 10, 2023.

Matches: April 10—19, 2023.

Eight teams will be divided into four pairs and matches will take place at 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 at home and away. The five group winners advance to the CHS-2024. Four best second-place finishers advance to the playoffs of the elite round. If the European association is selected for hosting the final tournament, only two best second-place finishers advance to the playoffs of the elite round.

Elite Round Playoffs

Drawing: January 25, 2024.

Matches: April 8—17, 2024.

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