On Saturday, September 19, Ukraine Women’s team is to start its qualifying tournament for 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup by the match against Poland. The event is to take place in Nowy Sacz which is 90 km away from Krakow. Besides Polish team Ukrainians, who got into Group 4, will compete with Hungary, Romania and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The qualifying tournament will be lasting till August 25, 2010.

Ukraine Women’s team squad:

Goalkeepers: Nadiya Baranova (Zvezda-2005, Russia), Iryna Zvarych (Rosiyanka, Russia);

Defenders: Alla Lyshafay (Zvezda-2005), Yuliya Vashchenko, Maryna Masalska (both from Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv), Iryna Vasylyuk (Illichivka Mariupol), Olena Khodyryeva (Legenda Chernigiv);

Midfielders: Vira Dyatel, Nataliya Zinchenko (Zvezda-2005), Lyudmyla Lemeshko (SHSM-Izmaylovo, Russia), Lyudmyla Pekur, Tetyana Chorna (both from Rossiyanka), Nataliya Sukhorukova (Zhytlobud-1), Tetyana Romanenko (Energiya, Russia);

Forwards: Daryna Apanashchenko (Zvezda-2005), Olha Boychenko, Oksana Yakovishyn (both from Legenda), Svitlana Frishko (Zhytlobud-1).