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Tomorrow, on June 7 in Austria, the qualifying tournament for Ukraine's youth national team will begin as they prepare for the final tournament of Euro-2023 (U-21).
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Today, the coaching staff and a group of players gathered in Kyiv set off through Lviv to Uzhhorod.


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In both western Ukrainian cities, other representatives of home clubs join the team. After a night in central Zakarpattia, on Wednesday morning, the delegation will depart for Košice in Slovakia. From there, the youth national team will fly to Vienna and then travel directly by bus to their accommodation location in Styria (a federal state in southeastern Austria).


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Foreign-based players will join the team in an Alpine country, and tomorrow evening, Ruslan Rotan's disposal should have 24 players. One footballer, Ivan Zhelizko, will arrive at the team's location on June 10 after playing for his club "Valmiera" in Latvia's championship the day before.
We remind you that during the Austrian training camp on the 16th, a friendly match between the youth national teams of Ukraine and Ireland will take place (kick-off at 7 PM Kyiv time). Additionally, the coaching staff is considering organizing another friendly game.


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The official list of the Ukrainian youth national team for Euro-2023 will include 23 players, and those called up to the senior national team's June training camp may also be included in the list.
In June, Ukraine's youth national team will participate in the final tournament of Euro-2023 (U-21). In total, 16 teams will take part in the event taking place from June 21 to July 8 in Georgia and Romania. According to the draw results held on October 18 last year in Bucharest, blue-and-yellow will be placed in Group B, where they will face Romania, Spain, and Croatia. The three best teams of Euro-2023 (except for France and England) will receive Olympic tickets for the 2024 Olympics.
Goalkeepers: Ruslan Nescheret ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Kirill Fesyun ("Kolos" Kovalivka), Oleksandr Saputin ("Zorya" Luhansk).
Defenders: Oleksii Sytsch ("Courtrai", Belgium), Volodymyr Saluk ("Chornomorets" Odesa), Maxim Taloviyev (LASK Linz, Austria), Oleksandr Syrota, Kostyantyn Vyhcharenko (both — "Dynamo" Kyiv), Arsenii Batagov ("Zorya" Luhansk), Oleksandr Drambaev ("Zulte Waregem", Belgium), Rostyslav Lyakh ("Rukh" Lviv).
Midfielders: Maxim Bragaru, Danylo Alefirenko (both — "Chornomorets" Odesa), Artem Bondarenko, Oleksii Okherechko, Dmitro Kryskiv (all — "Shakhtar" Donetsk), Ivan Zhelizko ("Valmiera", Latvia), Volodymyr Bragachko ("Zorya" Luhansk), Mykola Mikhaylenko, Kyrylo Sygeiev (both — "Oleksandria"), Valentyn Rubchynskyi, Oleksandr Nazarenko (both — "Dnipro-1" Dnipropetrovsk), Oleksii Kashchuk ("Sabah" Baku, Azerbaijan).
Forwards: Bohdan Vyunnyk ("Graz", Austria), Danilo Sikan ("Shakhtar" Donetsk).
Reserve List: Vladyslav Rybak ("Dnipro-1" Dnipropetrovsk), Daniil Skorko ("Oleksandria"), Anton Bol, Maxim Dyachuk (both — "Dynamo" Kyiv), Marko Sapuga ("Rukh" Lviv), Maxim Khlyan ("Zorya" Luhansk), Eldar Kuliyev ("Zira", Azerbaijan).
Group Stage
Group A: Georgia, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands.
21.06.2023
Georgia — Portugal 7 PM (Tbilisi)
Belgium — Netherlands 7 PM (Tbilisi)
24.06.2023
Georgia — Belgium 7 PM (Tbilisi)
Portugal — Netherlands 7 PM (Tbilisi)
27.06.2023
Netherlands — Georgia 7 PM (Tbilisi)
Portugal — Belgium 7 PM (Tbilisi)
Group B: Romania, Spain, Ukraine, Croatia.
21.06.2023
Ukraine — Croatia 7 PM (Bucharest)
Romania — Spain 9:45 PM (Bucharest)
24.06.2023
Romania — Ukraine 7 PM (Bucharest)
Spain — Croatia 9:45 PM (Bucharest)
27.06.2023
Croatia — Romania 9:45 PM (Bucharest)
Spain — Ukraine 9:45 PM (Bucharest)
Group C: Czech Republic, England, Germany, Israel.
22.06.2023
Czech Republic — England 7 PM (Batumi)
Germany — Israel 7 PM (Kutaisi)
25.06.2023
Czech Republic — Germany 7 PM (Batumi)
England — Israel 7 PM (Kutaisi)
28.06.2023
England — Germany 7 PM (Batumi)
Israel — Czech Republic 7 PM (Kutaisi)
Group D: Norway, Switzerland, France, Italy.
22.06.2023
Norway — Switzerland 7 PM (Cluj-Napoca)
France — Italy 9:45 PM (Cluj-Napoca)
25.06.2023
Switzerland — Italy 7 PM (Cluj-Napoca)
Norway — France 9:45 PM (Cluj-Napoca)
28.06.2023
Switzerland — France 9:45 PM (Cluj-Napoca)
Italy — Norway 9:45 PM (Cluj-Napoca)
Quarter-finals
01.07.2023
A1 — C2 7 PM
B1 — D2 10 PM
02.07.2023
C1 — A2 7 PM
D1 — B2 10 PM
Semifinals
05.07.2023
Winner of quarter-final 1 — winner of quarter-final 3 7 PM
Winner of quarter-final 2 — winner of quarter-final 4 10 PM
Final
08.07.2023
Winner of semifinal 1 — winner of semifinal 2 7 PM
Kick-off times are in Kyiv time.