Raphaël Reynaud’s men were overtaken from the start by those of Oleksandr Kosenko, Ihor Cherniavskyi having opened the scoring in the 11thth minute. Then Mykhailo Zvarych doubled the lead as soon as he returned from the locker room (2-0, 22th). Ayoub Saadaoui reduced the score immediately (2-1, 23th), but this was insufficient for the Blues.
Indeed, the Ukrainians then rolled out and scored 5 goals in just 6 minutes. First through Yevheni Zhuk, who scored a double in two minutes (27th et 28th), then with the help of Danyil Abakshyn, who scored a hat-trick while the French goalkeeper had gone out to bring in a field player on the French side (30th30th et 33th).
Ukraine is heading towards the bronze medal, its best result in six participations in a World Cup. The 100% South American final between Brazil, winner of Morocco, and Argentina, will be played at 4 p.m. Moroccan time, and will be broadcast on Arryadia, BeIN Sports and l’Equipe. The match will take place, like the small final, at the Humo Arena in Tashkent.
