Oleg Shaytanov: "We will analyze these conceded goals, they were really unnecessary"
The head coach of the women's futsal team of Ukraine Oleg Shaitanov commented on the defeat in the first friendly match against the Italian team (2:4).
"The score on the scoreboard corresponds to the game. If we lost, we certainly deserved to lose. Nevertheless, we will analyze these conceded goals, they were really unnecessary. Despite this, we gave in.
I would like to congratulate our debutantes. Indeed, playing your first match for the Ukrainian national team is difficult, especially if your opponent is a very serious Italian national team. So I would like to congratulate them and say that they still looked very good against such a strong opponent.
There will definitely be a rotation. In the second match, the girls who did not play will get their time. As I said, some are more, some are less, but everyone will play against the Italian national team," Oleg Shaytanov quotes the Futsal Association of Ukraine press-service reports..
The second match between the national teams of Italy and Ukraine takes place today in Taranto (kick off at 20:00 Kyiv time).
Women's Futsal World Cup 2025. European qualification. Format
26 teams compete for four tickets to the World Championship in the main and elite rounds.
Participants: England, Belgium, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gibraltar, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Ukraine, Finland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Sweden.
Spain and Portugal received direct tickets to the elite round. If the European team gets the right to host the World Cup, it will become the owner of a direct ticket to the final stage.
Main round (draw and match dates to be determined later)
24 teams will be divided into six quartets. The group winners and, if necessary, the best team among the runners-up will advance to the elite round.
Elite Round (draw and match dates to be determined later)
Eight teams, including Spain and Portugal, will be divided into two quartets. The two best teams from each group will advance to the finals.
The first women's futsal world championship will kick-off in 2025. 16 teams will take part in the tournament. Quotas for participation in the World Cup are distributed as follows: Europe — 4, South America — 3, Asia — 3, Africa — 2, CONCACAF — 2, Oceania — 1. Another place will go to the host country.
Following the introduction of the Women's Futsal World Cup, UEFA will expand the Women's Futsal Euro to eight teams. The tournament will be held every four years, and the next one will be held in 2027.
Recall that all three European Women's Futsal Championships held so far — in 2019, 2022 (postponed from 2021) and 2023 — were won by Spain. The national team of Ukraine took the fourth, third and second places, respectively, at these forums.
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