Dmitry Mikhailenko, Getty Images 04 October 2025, 10:40

The youth team of Ukraine in the category up to 20 years before was beat Paraguay in the third round of the 20125 World Cup in Chile and from the first place of her group went to the playoffs of the tournament.

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After the game was completed, the head coach of “Blue and yellow” Dmitry Mikhailenko commented on the performance of his own team.

“It is difficult to play in two days on the third. We have guys that will come out and help at any time. He emphasized in the team that all players will have minutes, help to win.

They saw the condition of the players, some were tired, some in good condition were. They decided to replace and saw that it was worse.

Effective replacements are in football, and I am very pleased with the guys: Matthew Ponomarenko and Max Derkach, because they came out for replacement motivated, with desire. Fate awarded them with scored balls.

I did not count which team we can go to the playoff, so I do not know. I just want to congratulate the fans, this victory for all Ukrainians, for anyone who supports us football. We are very happy and happy, because success is a holiday. We move on, ” – said the Ukrainian specialist.

The rival of Ukraine in the 1/8 finals will be one of the teams that will take third place – in groups A (Egypt), C (Mexico, Brazil, Spain) or D (Italy, Cuba, Australia). The game will take place on Wednesday, October 8, at 02:00.