Euro-2024 (U-19): Today, the Ukrainian youth national team will play a decisive qualifying match against Switzerland (live broadcast starts at 3:00 PM)

Today, March 26, the Ukraine youth team (football players born in 2005 or later) will continue their fight in the elite round of Euro 2024 qualification (U-19).

Euro-2024 (U-19): Today, the Ukrainian youth national team will play a decisive qualifying match against Switzerland (live broadcast starts at 3:00 PM)

Photo from uefa.com

Tuesday, March 26, Ukraine's youth national team (players born in 2005 or later) will continue their fight in the elite round of Euro 2024 qualification (U-19). At 3 PM Kyiv time, they will play their third match against Switzerland.

Earlier, under Dmitro Mykhaylenko's guidance, the team defeated North Macedonia (2:0) and Latvia (3:0). The Swiss also have two wins but a worse goal difference. Therefore, for Ukraine to secure their first step in the group and qualify for Euro 2024, they need only a draw.

The match will be streamed live on YouTube.

U-19 Ukraine National Team Roster

Goalkeepers: Vladyslav Kravec ('Shakhtar' Donetsk), Vladyslav Krapivcov ('Dnipro-1' Dnipropetrovsk), David Fesyuk ('Hajduk Split', Croatia).

Defenders: Oleksiy Husev, Taras Mikhavko (both — 'Dynamo' Kyiv), Anton Drozdyk, Mykhailo Ogarkov (both — 'Shakhtar' Donetsk), Ivan Yermachkov ('Wuppertal', Germany), Maxim Striukov ('Hannover 96', Germany).

Midfielders: Danyil Vashchenko ('Oleksandria'), Andriy Matveychuk ('Dynamo' Kyiv), Viktor Tsukanov ('Shakhtar' Donetsk), Maxim Melnychenko, Illia Badenko (both — 'Dnipro-1' Dnipropetrovsk), Hennadii Synchuk ('Metalist' Kharkiv), Danilo Krevsun ('Borussia Dortmund', Germany).

Forwards: Matviy Ponomarenko ('Dynamo' Kyiv), Ramik Gadzhiev ('Dnipro-1' Dnipropetrovsk), Mykhailo Dubrovnyi ('Gent', Belgium), Timur Tutyurov ('Sunderland', England), Kristian Shevchenko ('Watford', England).

Elite Round Euro 2024 (U-19) Group 7 Schedule

March 20, 2024

Switzerland — Latvia — 1:0

North Macedonia — Ukraine — 0:2

March 23, 2024

Switzerland — North Macedonia — 2:0

Ukraine — Latvia — 3:0

Standings

 

G

W

D

L

GA

Pts

1. Ukraine

2

2

0

0

5—0

6

2. Switzerland

2

2

0

0

3—0

6

3. Latvia

2

0

0

2

0—4

0

4. North Macedonia

2

0

0

2

0—4

0

March 26, 2024

Ukraine — Switzerland (3 PM)

Latvia — North Macedonia (3 PM)

Match start times are in Kyiv time.

The draw for the elite round divided 28 teams into seven groups, with matches taking place in March. The winners of these groups will join host Northern Ireland in the final stage, which will take place from July 15 to 28, 2024 and serve as a UEFA qualifier for the 2025 World Cup (U-20).

UEFA Euro 2024 U-19 Elite Round

Group 1: Spain, Austria, Kosovo, Slovenia.

Group 2: Netherlands, Belgium, France, Lithuania.

Group 3: Norway, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro.

Group 4: Portugal, Denmark, Serbia, Greece.

Group 5: Scotland, Czech Republic, Georgia, Italy.

Group 6: Turkey, Germany, Croatia, Romania.

Group 7: Switzerland, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Latvia.

Recall that under Oleh Kuznetsov's guidance, the Ukrainians secured first place in their qualification round group.