Euro 2023 (U-21): the Ukrainian youth national team will play against the Slovakian team in the playoff qualification round
Today in Nyon, Switzerland, the draw for the Euro 2023 (U-21) qualification play-offs took place, which will include the Ukraine youth national team.
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Tuesday in Nyon, Switzerland saw the draw for the UEFA Euro 2023 (U-21) playoff qualification, which Ukraine's youth team will participate in.
Sixteen teams will compete in the final tournament — Romania and Georgia as hosts, plus fourteen others joining them based on qualifying results (nine group winners, the best second-placed team, and four playoff winners from eight second-place finishers).
Final tournament participants: Romania, Georgia, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, Norway, Italy, Switzerland.
According to the playoff qualification draw results, Rostan's wards will face Slovakia. The Ukrainian youth team finished second in Group C, where they couldn't beat Spain but managed to finish ahead of Northern Ireland, Lithuania, and Malta. Playoff matches will take place from September 19-27 this year. Ukraine’s first match against Slovakia will be away.
UEFA Euro 2023 (U-21). Qualification. Playoffs
Croatia — Denmark
Slovakia — Ukraine
Ireland — Israel
Iceland — Czech Republic
UEFA Euro 2023 (U-21). Qualification. Group H
Final standings
|
Team |
M |
W |
D |
L |
M |
Pts |
|
1. France |
10 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
31—5 |
26 |
|
2. Ukraine |
10 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
20—11 |
23 |
|
3. Serbia |
10 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
10—11 |
12 |
|
4. Faroe Islands |
10 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
6—12 |
10 |
|
5. North Macedonia |
10 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
8—15 |
9 |
|
6. Armenia |
10 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
7—28 |
3 |
Final standings of second-placed teams
|
Team |
Group |
M |
W |
D |
L |
M |
Pts |
|
1. Switzerland |
E |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
14—6 |
17 |
|
2. Ukraine |
H |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
16—10 |
17 |
|
3. Denmark |
I |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
12—6 |
17 |
|
4. Croatia |
A |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
19—10 |
16 |
|
5. Czech Republic |
G |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
13—6 |
16 |
|
6. Slovakia |
C |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
18—10 |
15 |
|
7. Ireland |
F |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
13—9 |
15 |
|
8. Israel |
B |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
13—10 |
13 |
|
9. Iceland |
D |
8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
13—7 |
12 |
Points earned against teams finishing sixth in their groups are not counted.
Playoffs: September 19-27, 2022.
Final tournament: June/July 2023.
The sixteen-team final tournament will be hosted by four stadiums in Romania (two in Cluj-Napoca and two in Bucharest) and four in Georgia (in Batumi, Poti, and two in Tbilisi). The opening match will take place in Romania, while the final will be held in Georgia.
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