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The current qualifying cycle for the European Championship for youth teams (players born in 2002 and younger), led by Spanish coach Unai Melgosa, has started with three consecutive wins, including a victory over reigning European champions England (3:2) at home in October.

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The next matches for the Ukrainian youth team, against Luxembourg and Azerbaijan, will take place at the «Nueva-Condomina» stadium in Murcia, Spain.

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The match against the Luxembourg U-21 team will take place on November 17, and the meeting with Azerbaijan's U-21 team is scheduled for November 21. Both matches start at 8 PM Kyiv time. By the way, tickets to the games are free and can be obtained here. It is not necessary to print a ticket before entering the stadium; it can be presented from your mobile phone screen.

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It is worth noting that the head coach of the blue and yellow team, Unai Melgosa, has called up 23 players for a Spanish training camp to prepare for these matches.

Composition of the Ukrainian Youth Team

Goalkeepers: Ruslan Nescheret («Dynamo» Kyiv), Kirill Fesyun («Kolos» Kovalivka), Yakov Kinareykin («Dnipro-1» Dnipropetrovsk).

Defenders: Arseniy Batagov («Zorya» Luhansk), Volodymyr Salyuk («Chornomorets» Odesa), Roman Didik, Vitaliy Romanyk (both — «Rukh» Lviv), Kostiantyn Vychcharenko («Dynamo» Kyiv), Artem Smyolyak («Polesye» Zhytomyr), Danyil Skorko («Oleksandria»), Yevhen Pavlyuk («Vorskla» Poltava).

Midfielders: Volodymyr Brachko, Nazar Voloshyn (both — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Ivan Varfolomeyev («Slovanska Vesela», Czech Republic), Oleksandr Ocheretnyk («Shakhtar» Donetsk), Yegor Yamoluk («Brentford», England), Valentyn Rubchinsky («Dnipro-1» Dnipropetrovsk), Maxim Kucheriy («St. Johnstone», Scotland), Maxim Bragaru («Chornomorets» Odesa), Illia Kvashnytsya («Rukh» Lviv).

Forwards: Bogdan Vyunyk («Shakhtar» Donetsk), Vladyslav Vanat («Dynamo» Kyiv), Igor Krasnoprudskyi («Obolon» Kyiv).

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UEFA Euro 2025 (U-21). Qualifying Tournament. Group F

September 7, 2023

Northern Ireland — Luxembourg — 0:1

September 11, 2023

Luxembourg — England — 0:3

September 12, 2023

Ukraine — Northern Ireland — 1:0

Serbia — Azerbaijan — 2:0

October 12, 2023

Azerbaijan — Northern Ireland — 0:1

Luxembourg — Ukraine— 0:3

England — Serbia — 9:1

October 16, 2023

Ukraine — England — 3:2

Northern Ireland — Serbia — 1:2

October 17, 2023

Azerbaijan — Luxembourg – 3:2

Tournament Table

November 17, 2023

Ukraine — Luxembourg

November 18, 2023

Serbia — England

November 21, 2023

Ukraine — Azerbaijan

England — Northern Ireland

Serbia — Luxembourg

March 22, 2024

Luxembourg — Serbia

Azerbaijan — England

March 26, 2024

England — Luxembourg

Azerbaijan — Ukraine

Serbia — Northern Ireland

September 6, 2024

Luxembourg — Azerbaijan

Northern Ireland — England

Ukraine — Serbia

September 10, 2024

Northern Ireland — Ukraine

Azerbaijan — Serbia

October 11, 2024

England — Ukraine

October 12, 2024

Northern Ireland — Azerbaijan

October 15, 2024

Luxembourg — Northern Ireland

England — Azerbaijan

Serbia — Ukraine

Play-offs: November 11–19, 2024.

In the final stage of UEFA Euro 2025 (U-21), 16 teams will compete: Slovakia and another 15 national teams that qualify through the tournament results (nine group winners, three best second-placed teams, and three play-off winners).