"Inclusive Football Sections" in Kropyvnytskyi: A Season That Brought Hearts Together
Today the Olympic team of Ukraine will play their second friendly match against the Paraguay team
Today, on July 18, the Ukrainian Olympic team, which is preparing for the summer Olympics, will hold a second sparring match against the Paraguay team, which will also participate in the event in France.
Photo of Anatoly Repin
Today, July 18, the Ukrainian Olympic team preparing for the summer Games will hold their second friendly match — against Paraguay's team, which will also participate in the forum in France.
Photo by Anatoliy Repin
The friendly match will take place in the Aquitaine city of Ajatmo at the Alan Lansamens Stadium. The start time is 7:00 PM Kyiv time (6:00 PM local).
Photo by Anatoliy Repin
"We analyzed the friendly match with Egypt, identified the mistakes we need to avoid in future matches. As for our next opponent, Paraguay's team, I can say that it is a decent Latin American team. It has fighters, so there will be plenty of fighting. However, we must not let the opponent influence us but focus on our game. Overall, it’s interesting to play against a representative from another continent." — noted half-back Mykola Mykhaylenko.
We remind you that four days ago, the Ukrainian Olympic team played a friendly match with Egypt, which ended in a draw — 1:1.
Official roster of Ukraine's Olympic football team for the 2024 Olympics
Goalkeepers
| 1. Georgiy Yermakov | March 28, 2002 | «Oleksandria» Oleksandria |
| 12. Kiril Fesyun | August 7, 2002 | «Shakhtar» Donetsk |
| 22. Yakiv Kinareykin | October 22, 2003 | «Dnipro-1» Dnipro |
Defenders
| 2. Illia Krups'kyi | October 2, 2004 | «Vorskla» Poltava |
| 3. Oleksandr Martyniuk | November 25, 2001 | «Oleksandria» Oleksandria |
| 4. Maksym Taloviyev | June 28, 2000 | LASK, Austria |
| 6. Oleksiy Syts' | April 1, 2001 | «Ruh» Lviv |
| 13. Volodymyr Salyuk | June 25, 2002 | «Chornomorskiy» Odesa |
| 16. Arseniy Batagov | March 5, 2002 | «Zoria» Luhansk |
| 19. Yevhen Pavlyuk | August 18, 2002 | «Vorskla» Poltava |
Midfielders
| 5. Valentyn Rubchinskyi | February 15, 2002 | «Dynamo» Kyiv |
| 7. Oleh Ocheretko | May 25, 2003 | «Shakhtar» Donetsk |
| 8. Mykola Mykhaylenko | May 22, 2001 | «Dynamo» Kyiv |
| 10. Maksym Bragaru | July 21, 2002 | «Dynamo» Kyiv |
| 11. Maksym Khlyan' | January 27, 2003 | «Lechia», Poland |
| 15. Vladyslav Velyten' | October 1, 2002 | «Kolos» Kovalivka |
| 17. Oleh Fedor | July 23, 2004 | «Ruh» Lviv |
| 18. Dmytro Kryskiyv | October 6, 2000 | «Shakhtar» Donetsk |
| 20. Kyrylo Sygeyev | August 18, 2002 | «Shakhtar» Donetsk |
| 21. Artem Shulyans'kyi | April 11, 2001 | «Oleksandria» Oleksandria |
Forwards
| 9. Ygor Krasnopir | December 1, 2002 | «Ruh» Lviv |
| 14. Danylo Sykan | April 16, 2001 | «Shakhtar» Donetsk |
The list includes 22 players, including four reserve spots.
According to the regulations, players born after January 1, 2001 can participate in the games. Additionally, each team may include up to three players who are older than this age.
Olympics-2024 Men's Football Tournament
Group A: France, USA, Guinea, New Zealand.
Group B: Argentina, Morocco, Iraq, Ukraine.
Group C: Uzbekistan, Spain, Egypt, Dominican Republic.
Group D: Japan, Paraguay, Mali, Israel.
Schedule for Group B
July 24, 2024
Argentina — Morocco (16:00, Saint-Etienne)
Iraq — Ukraine (20:00, Lyon)
July 27, 2024
Argentina — Iraq (16:00, Lyon)
Ukraine — Morocco (18:00, Saint-Etienne)
July 30, 2024
Ukraine — Argentina (18:00, Lyon)
Morocco — Iraq (18:00, Nice)
The start time of the matches is Kyiv time.
Two best teams from Group B will advance to face representatives from Group A.
The format of the Olympic tournament follows tradition: competition in four groups with four teams each, two strongest teams advancing into the knockout stage, then quarter-finals, semi-finals, third-place match and final (September 9, Paris, «Parc des Princes»).
We remind you that last summer, our team achieved an historic success — securing a place in the quarterfinals of Euro-2023 (U-21) by defeating France (3:1) and earning a ticket to the semifinals. This victory earned Ukraine its first-ever qualification for the football tournament at the Olympics. Along with Ukraine, Spain and Israel also qualified through Euro-2023.
Participants of the men's football tournament at the 2024 Olympic Games will compete from July 24 to August 9 in seven cities across France: Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Saint-Etienne, Nice and Nantes.
In total, 16 teams will participate in the tournament: France as hosts, three representing Europe (Ukraine, Spain, Israel), three from Africa (Morocco, Egypt, Mali), three from Asia (Japan, Uzbekistan, Iraq), two from South America (Paraguay, Argentina), two from CONCACAF (USA, Dominican Republic), one from Oceania (New Zealand) and the winner of the intercontinental playoff (Guinea).
