The winner of the FIFA World Cup among the teams of the Ukrainian Diaspora was the Israel national team
On September 10-14, at the stadiums of Irpen, Vyshhorod and Lutezh, the VIII Chthe world soccer championship among Ukrainian diaspora teams.
Six teams competed for the victory in the tournament, which included Ukrainians from Greece, Denmark, Israel, Canada, Moldova, USA, Poland, Hungary, France and Sweden.
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The group stage matches took place on September 10-12, and the semifinal matches took place on the 13th. According to their results, the teams of Ukrainians from Israel and Denmark reached the final, and in the match for the third place teams from Poland (Krakow) and France came together. Both decisive matches took place on September 14 at the Champion Stadium (Irpin).
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As a result, the third place was taken by the team from Poland (Krakow), which defeated France in the 11-meter series (0: 0, on penalties - 5: 4). And the winner of the World Cup was the team of Ukrainians of Israel, which in the final proved its advantage over Denmark - 3: 0.
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The award ceremony was attended by the first vice-president of UAF Vadym Kostyuchenko. He addressed the participants of the tournament with words of gratitude: "I am glad to welcome all representatives of diaspora teams - participants of the competition! The Ukrainian Football Association has always supported and will continue to support such tournaments. I would like to sincerely thank you for the warm support you give to our youth, youth and national teams during their performances abroad. Very often our footballers feel at home in away matches. This is also thanks to you! Separately, I congratulate the winner of this year's competition - the team of Ukrainians in Israel. I want to thank everyone for the quality of football that you showed at this tournament. "
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Also during the World Cup there was a friendly game with the participation of one of the diaspora teams and the team of Vyshgorod community, a diaspora sports contest in Irpen and a friendly match with the participation of the ATO team and the Ukrainian diaspora team.
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