Volodymyr Pyatenko: "Turkiye continues to improve each season. We need to approach our opponents with great seriousness..."

19.07.2024 17:01

On July 19, the draw for the two rounds of the Women's EURO 2025 Qualifiers playoff took place in Switzerland. In the first knockout stage, the Ukraine women's team will face Turkey: the first leg will be played away on October 23, and the second leg will be held at home on October 29.

Ukraine's head coach, Volodymyr Pyatenko, shared his expectations for the autumn clashes with Turkey in a comment to the UAF official website:

"We have drawn a serious opponent. Turkiye has been improving every season, and in the group stage of the current EURO 2025 qualifiers, they only lost to Switzerland in League B, ahead of Hungary and Azerbaijan. This progress can largely be attributed to the rising level of the Turkish league, where most clubs now have the opportunity to strengthen their squads with quality foreign players, which boosts competition.

That's why we need to take the Turkish team very seriously. The fact that the season in Ukraine starts a month earlier should help us, so there shouldn't be issues with match fitness for my players. I hope we can also conduct a full preparation phase. We need to consider every detail because we are aiming only for victory".

As a reminder, following the group stage of the qualifiers, the top two teams from each Group A of the Nations League — Denmark, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, and Spain — secured their spots in the final tournament of the European Championship, which will be held from July 2 to 27, 2025, in Switzerland. The host nation also qualifies. The remaining seven spots will be decided in two play-off rounds (home and away matches).

Women's EURO 2025 Qualifiers Play-Offs

First Round (October 23–29)

In one path, teams that finished third and fourth in League A will face the winners of the groups and the three best second-placed teams from League C. Eight winners will advance to the second round.

Romania vs. Poland
Greece vs. Belgium
Montenegro vs. Finland
Georgia vs. Ireland
Slovenia vs. Austria
Luxembourg vs. Sweden
Belarus vs. Czechia
Albania vs. Norway

In the other path, group winners (excluding Switzerland) and the three best second-placed teams from League B will play against the worst second-placed team, four third-placed teams, and the best fourth-placed team in League B. Six winners will advance to the second round.

Turkiye vs. Ukraine
Croatia vs. Northern Ireland
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Serbia
Azerbaijan vs. Portugal
Hungary vs. Scotland
Slovakia vs. Wales

Second Round (November 27 – December 3)

In the second play-off round, 14 teams will compete directly for seven spots in the EURO 2025 final tournament, which will feature 16 teams in total.

Azerbaijan/Portugal vs. Belarus/Czechia
Hungary/Scotland vs. Montenegro/Finland
Turkiye/Ukraine vs. Greece/Belgium
Slovakia/Wales vs. Georgia/Ireland
Romania/Poland vs. Slovenia/Austria
Croatia/Northern Ireland vs. Albania/Norway
Bosnia and Herzegovina/Serbia vs. Luxembourg/Sweden

The final tournament draw will take place on December 16.

Women's EURO 2025. Qualification Tournament. League B. Group 4

Matchday 1

05.04.2024

Ukraine — Kosovo — 2:0

Wales — Croatia — 4:0

Matchday 2

09.04.2024

Croatia — Ukraine — 1:0

Kosovo — Wales — 0:6

Matchday 3

31.05.2024

Wales — Ukraine — 1:1

Kosovo — Croatia — 0:1

Matchday 4

04.06.2024

Ukraine — Wales — 2:2

Croatia — Kosovo — 2:0

Matchday 5

12.07.2024

Kosovo — Ukraine — 0:4

Croatia — Wales — 0:3

Matchday 6

16.07.2024

Ukraine — Croatia — 2:0

Wales — Kosovo — 2:0

Standings