U-16: Ukraine defeated by Venezuela at Dream Cup 2024 in Japan

23.06.2024 09:05

The Ukraine U-16 team (players born no later than 2008) participated in the Dream Cup 2024 tournament held in Japan.

The competition took place in Fukuoka at J-Village Stadium. The Blue and Yellows, preparing for the EURO-2025 (U-17) qualification, competed against their peers from Japan, Senegal, and Venezuela.

Yuriy Moroz's team started with a loss to the hosts (0:6), followed by a defeat against Senegal (0:1), and today, June 23, they were beaten by Venezuela 1:4.

Dream Cup 2024 U-16 Tournament

19.06.2024

Senegal — Venezuela — 1:2

Japan — Ukraine — 6:0

21.06.2024

Ukraine — Senegal — 0:1

Japan — Venezuela — 4:0

23.06.2024

Venezuela (U-16) — Ukraine (U-16) — 4:1 (2:0)

Goals: Sulbaran (19, 68), A. Garcia (32), Munoz (58) — Solomon (50).

Venezuela (U-16): Lugo, Davis, Maitán (Pagano, 90+1), Barrios (Mendez, 73), Boyer (A. Garcia, 73), Lozada, Munoz (Diaz, 90+1), Escobar (De Ornelas, 62), Sulbaran (Berrotarán, 90+1), Pomosi (Araujo, 46), A. Garcia (Ladino, 62).

Ukraine (U-16): Khadasevych (Royenko, 73), Solomon, Mylokost, Lysytskyi, Koval (Zalypka, 65), Slyva, Sereda, Khasanov (Ivaskiv, 81), Romanyuk (Zakharkiv, 65), Andreyko (Kroytar, 65, Gevorkyan, 81), Kucheryavyi.

Booked: Zalypka (73).

Japan — Senegal — 3:2

Standings

The tournament follows a single-round format. If a match ends in a draw after two 45-minute halves, a penalty shootout will determine the winner. Teams earn three points for a win in regular time, two points for a win on penalties, one point for a loss on penalties, and zero points for a loss in regular time.

On May 3rd, the draw for the first qualifying round of Euro 2025 (U-17) took place in Nyon. As a result, the Ukrainian youth team (currently U-16, players born in 2008), led by Yuriy Moroz, found itself in Group 4 along with Belgium, Kosovo, and Kazakhstan. The mini-tournament in our group will take place in Belgium, with matches scheduled for October 9th, 12th, and 15th.

Results of the Euro 2025 (U-17) Qualifying Round Draw

Group 1: England, Sweden, Latvia, Malta.

Group 2: Poland, Slovenia, Georgia, Armenia.

Group 3: Netherlands, Croatia, Albania, Faroe Islands.

Group 4: Belgium, Ukraine, Kosovo, Kazakhstan.

Group 5: Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Liechtenstein.

Group 6: Hungary, Greece, Romania, Azerbaijan.

Group 7: Germany, Czechia, Belarus, Andorra.

Group 8: Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Lithuania.

Group 9: Italy, Norway, Wales, San Marino.

Group 10: Switzerland, Israel, Montenegro, Moldova.

Group 11: France, Slovakia, Cyprus, Gibraltar.

Group 12: Spain, Iceland, North Macedonia, Estonia.

Group 13: Serbia, Turkey, Bulgaria.

Group 14: Denmark, Austria, Luxembourg.

The top two teams from each group advance to the second round of qualifying. After that, 28 participants will compete in seven League A groups in the spring of 2025 for seven spots in the final tournament, which will take place in Albania in the summer. The host team received an automatic berth, although it will participate in qualifying.

The remaining teams in the second round will compete in League B for places in League A of the first qualifying stage of Euro 2027 (U-19).

It's worth noting that Euro 2025 (U-17) will serve as UEFA's qualification for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which will feature 48 teams in Qatar.

In April, the Ukrainian U-16 national team won the UEFA Development Tournament in Estonia.