Today, June 29, at 10:00 PM, the Ukraine U-19 national team starts at the Youth European Championship against the Croatia national team, reports UNN.
Tournament format
The Youth (U-19) European Championship 2026 starts today, June 29, in Wales. The Ukrainian team made it to Group B thanks to a victory in Group 5.
Our national team was placed in Group B for Euro-2026, where, besides Ukraine, Croatia, Italy, and Serbia also compete.
Group A includes: Wales, as the tournament host, Denmark, Germany, and Spain.
Based on the results of the group stage, the two best teams from each quartet will advance to the semifinals. They will automatically earn berths to the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which will be held in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.
Another opportunity to qualify for the World Cup will be given to the teams that finish third in their groups. They will play in a match for 5th place, the winner of which will later participate in the intercontinental playoff for the last berth to the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
The semifinals and the match for 5th place of Euro-2026 (U-19) will take place on July 8. The final will be held on July 11.
Squad of the Ukraine national team
Goalkeepers: Nazar Domchak (Slavia Prague, Czech Republic), Nazar Makarenko (Oleksandriya).
Defenders: Nikita Kaliuzhnyi, Yaroslav Mylokost, Dmytro Strilchuk (all - Shakhtar Donetsk), Kyrylo Dyhtiar, Yehor Sherstiuk (both - Metalist Kharkiv), Danylo Malov (Olimpija Ljubljana, Slovenia), Yurii Kokodyniak (Karpaty Lviv), Kostiantyn Hubenko (Dynamo Kyiv).
Midfielders: Oleksandr Soroka (Gent, Belgium), Bohdan Olychenko (Bayern Munich, Germany), Konstantinos Plish (Olympiacos Piraeus, Greece), Pavlo Liusin (Dynamo Kyiv), Serhii Ihnatkov (FC Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Patryk Sikut (Peterborough, England), Vitalii Hliut (Chicago, USA).
Forwards: Bohdan Popov (Empoli, Italy), Dmytro Bohdanov (Union Berlin, Germany), Oleksandr Kamenskyi (Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih).
Match schedule
Round 1. June 29 Italy - Serbia 6:00 PM Croatia - Ukraine 10:00 PM
Round 2. July 2 Croatia - Italy 4:00 PM Serbia - Ukraine 8:00 PM
Round 3. July 5 Serbia - Croatia 6:00 PM Ukraine - Italy 6:00 PM
How Ukraine performed at the Euro
The Ukraine national team has participated in the European Championships 7 times. The best result for our national team is the gold medals in 2009. It should be noted that tournament was held in Donetsk and Mariupol.
In addition, Ukraine reached the semifinals twice - in 2018 and 2024.
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