Women's EURO 2025: Ukraine thrashes Kosovo in dominant display
Today, the Ukraine women's national team continued their EURO 2025 qualifying campaign with a match against Kosovo.
In Pristina, at the Fadil Vokrri stadium, Volodymyr Pyatenko's team faced Kosovo in the 5th round of Group B4 qualification for EURO 2025.
Photo by Oksana Vasylieva
The match was effectively decided in the first half. The Ukrainian players, who had an undeniable advantage in both play and territory, scored four goals against their opponents. Dariya Apanashchenko, Tamila Khimych, Olha Basanska, and Roksolana Kravchuk scored the goals.
After the break, the Ukrainian team eased off and did not press further. The match ended with a 4:0 victory for the Blue and Yellows.
Photo by Oksana Vasylieva
Women's EURO 2025 Qualifiers. League B. Group 4
Kosovo vs. Ukraine – 0:4 (0:4)
Goals: Apanashchenko (3), Khimych (8), Basanska (21), Kravchuk (27)
Kosovo: Demiri, Ramadani (Hysenaj, 88), A. Gashi, Smajli, Kryeziu (Ramaj, 46), Metaj, Hoti (Bicaj, 46), Misini, Limani (Uka, 65), Ejupi (Halilaj, 88), Memeti (c).
Coach: Anneli Andersen
Ukraine: Keliushyk, Apanashchenko (c) (Kotyk, 46), Shmatko, Basanska, Korsun, Petryk (Semkiv, 68), Khimych, Ovdiychuk (Hlushchenko, 64), Kalinina, Andrukhiv (Kozlova, 46), Kravchuk (Molodyuk, 75).
Coach: Volodymyr Pyatenko
Referee: Zuzana Valentova (Slovakia)
Booked: Petryk (61)
July 12, Pristina, Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Croatia vs. Wales – 0:3
Standings
| Team | M | W | D | L | GD | P | |
| 1 | Wales | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16—3 | 11 |
| 2 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4—7 | 9 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9—4 | 8 |
| 4 | Kosovo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0—15 | 0 |
Matchday 6
16.07.2024
Ukraine - Croatia
Wales - Kosovo
The results of the Women's EURO 2025 Qualifiers draw
League A
Group A1: Netherlands, Italy, Norway, Finland.
Group A2: Spain, Denmark, Belgium, Czechia.
Group A3: France, England, Sweden, Ireland.
Group A4: Germany, Austria, Iceland, Poland.
League B.
Group B1: Switzerland, Hungary, Turkey, Azerbaijan.
Group B2: Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Israel.
Group B3: Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland, Malta.
Group B4: Wales, Croatia, Ukraine, Kosovo.
League C.
Group C1: Belarus, Lithuania, Cyprus, Georgia.
Group C2: Slovenia, Latvia, North Macedonia, Moldova.
Group C3: Greece, Montenegro, Andorra, Faroe Islands.
Group C4: Romania, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Armenia.
Group C5: Albania, Estonia, Luxembourg.
The distribution of tickets for EURO 2025 takes place based on the results of the next league cycle. The teams compete in groups of four or three teams (League C). The eight best teams in League A (first and second places) immediately go to the final tournament. There they join the host country, Switzerland.
The remaining seven passes are to be played in two rounds of playoffs. In the one-way first round, the third- and fourth-placed teams in League A face the group winners and the top three second-placed teams in League C. The eight winners advance to the second round.
Elsewhere, the four group winners and the top two runners-up in League B play the remaining two runners-up and the four third-placed teams in League B. The six winners advance to the second round.
In the second round of the playoffs, 14 national teams directly play for seven tickets to the final tournament of EURO 2025, where a total of 16 participants play.
The paths of the teams in the play-off matches are to be adjusted, taking into account the performances of Switzerland, which plays in League B, but will be represented at the Euro as the host country.
If Switzerland finishes first, second, or third in their B League group, the fourth-best team from that division will enter the playoffs.
Promotion and relegation
In parallel, teams will also compete for positions in the next Nations League, which begins the 2025-2027 cycle:
— winners, holders of second and third places in League A groups will remain in League A;
— the second-place winners and the three best third-place winners in League B groups will remain in League B;
— the winners of the second, third, and fourth places in the groups of League C will remain in League C;
— the winners of the groups in the B and C leagues will move to the higher division;
The fourth-place finishers in League A and B groups and the worst third-place finisher in League B will be relegated.
Women's EURO Qualifiers. Calendar
Matches 1—2 rounds: April 3-9, 2024.
Matches 3—4 rounds: May 29 - June 4, 2024.
Matches 5—6 rounds: July 10-16, 2024.
Playoff draw: July 19, 2024
1st round of playoffs (2 matches): October 23-29, 2024.
2nd round of playoffs (2 matches): November 27 - December 3, 2024.
Final tournament draw: December 16, 2024.
Final tournament: July 2-27, 2025 (Switzerland).
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