A win is guaranteed to take the “blue-yellows” in the playoffs.
On Saturday, September 21, the Ukraine national team will play against the Afghanistan national team in the final, third round of the group round of the 2024 Futsal World Cup.
The match will take place in Andijan (Uzbekistan). The starting whistle will sound at 18:00 Kyiv time.
After two matches at the World Championship, Oleksandr Kosenko’s team is in third place in Group C with three points. In the opening round, Ukraine suffered a crushing defeat to Argentina (1:7), and then destroyed Angola (7:2).
The Afghanistan team, which is a debutant at the World Cup, is in second place with three points after a victory over Angola (6:4) and a defeat to Argentina (1:2).
Note that in the parallel match of this quartet, Argentina, which advanced to the playoffs early, will face Angola.
The positions of the teams in Group C before the last round:
1. Argentina – 6 points (goal difference – 9:2)
2. Afghanistan – 3 (7:6)
3. Ukraine – 3 (8:9)
4. Angola – 0 (6:13)
According to the tournament regulations, the top two teams from each group will advance to the 1/8 finals, as well as four of the six teams that take third place in their quartets.
Thus, a victory over Afghanistan will definitely allow the Ukrainians to finish in the top 2 of their group and advance to the playoffs.
Where to watch the Ukraine – Afghanistan match
The Ukraine vs. Afghanistan match can be watched live on local Suspilne TV channels, as well as the Suspilne Sport TV channel, website, and YouTube channel.
The broadcast of the match will also be available on the Kyivstar TV online television platform. And with the TSNUA promo code, get premium access to the film and television platform for 7 days.
You can also watch the online video broadcast of the Ukraine vs. Afghanistan match on our website.
Bookmakers' predictions for the Ukraine vs. Afghanistan match
Bookmakers consider the Ukrainian team to be the favorite of the upcoming match. You can bet on the victory of the “blue-yellows” with a coefficient of 1.38. Draw – 6.50. Afghanistan's win – 5.20.
The Ukrainian team is taking part in the Futsal World Cup for the sixth time in history. The best result of the “blue-yellows” is fourth place in the debut tournament for our team in 1996.
At the 2004 and 2008 World Cups, the Ukrainian team stopped in the 2nd group round (top 8), in 2012 it reached the quarter-finals, and in 2016 it was eliminated in the 1/8 finals.
