The Ukrainian youth and girls' futsal teams (players under 18) won silver medals at the World Championships among students held in Brazil.
According to the UAF press service, the youth team, led by Igor Moskvychev, triumphed over France in the semifinals (10:3) but lost to the hosts in the final match - 2:4, despite leading 2:0 at one point, as reported by Ukrinform.
The girls' team, coached by Volodymyr Zhila and Volodymyr Panchenko, advanced to the final after two victories in the playoffs against Morocco and France in penalty shootouts.
In the championship match, our girls' team also lost to the hosts - 0:4.