2019 World Cup (U-20): Ukraine's youth team to begin its World Cup performance today

24.05.2019 11:40

Photo by Pavlo Kubanov

In the first match of the group stage, Alexander Petrakov's wards will meet their peers from the United States.

From May 23 to June 15 in six cities of Poland will host the World Cup among players not older than 1999 of birth. 24 teams from six confederations are divided into six quartets. The national team of Ukraine got to group D, where its rivals were the national teams of the USA, Qatar and Nigeria.

Their blue-yellow mundial appearance will kick off with the US team. The match in Bielsko-Biała will start today at 21.30. Live broadcast of the match will be available on UA: First.

Then in the group stage, our team will play against Qatar (May 27) and Nigeria (May 30). Note that the playoffs will get the two best teams of each quartet and four of the six best teams among those who will take third place.

At the beginning of the week, the wards of Alexander Petrakov arrived in Poland and the last four days conducted several training sessions. On the eve of the start of the World Cup, our players are determined.

Danilo Sikan (Mariupol striker):

"Poland is close to Ukraine, so there are no problems with acclimatization. The World Cup can happen once in a lifetime, so all the guys are set up properly. Now we are preparing for the game with the United States. The opponent is good, the Americans have strong strikers and strong central defenders. "

Danilo Beinstantaneous (defender of the Slovak "Zemplin"):

"Our priority is to leave the group. And in the future we will set high goals and move forward. I feel very confident, comfortable, physically ready. The whole team is friendly.

Rivals must be respected. We have already seen the US game. This is a decent team that presses on the other half of the field. However, I believe that we need to show our football and not be afraid of anyone. I hope we will show a good result. "

Viktor Kornienko (Shakhtar defender):

"Within the team, we have set a goal, so we will be silent and just do our job. If all goes well, you will see for yourself. "

Mykola Musolitin (Chornomorets midfielder):

"We are professionals and will train in any weather. There is a certain mandrake, and it will be present until the first touch of the ball, because the World Cup is the most significant of the tournaments. "