Oleksandr Kosenko outlined the plans of the national team for futsal for 2019

06.01.2019 16:09

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Head Coach of Ukraine Futsal Oleksandr Kosenko named the names of possible rivals blue and yellow in preparation for the selection for the 2020 World Cup.

First of all, the specialist confirmed that on January 29-30 our team will hold two sparring sessions with the Czech Republic. We will remind, matches will take place in the cities of Khrudim and Kutna Gora (the beginning of the first duel - at 19.30 Kiev time, the second - at 21.15).

"In the spring we plan to meet with the Netherlands, and in the fall - with Croatia. But this is still only in our plans, and there may be permutations. Then in October we will hold the matches of the main round of selection for the World Cup, "Oleksandr Kosenko commented on the FFU website.

It will be recalled that the national team of Ukraine immediately got into the main qualifying round for the 2020 World Cup. Fights of this stage will take place on October 22-27, 2019 on the territory of our country. The rivals of the blue-yellows will be Slovenia and two teams from the previous round. According to the rules, the first and second teams of quartets will break into the elite round.