Euro 2025 (U-21): today Ukraine's youth national team plays a qualifier against Northern Ireland (live - from 9:45 PM on the UAF YouTube channel)

Today, on September 10, the Ukraine youth national team will play its next match in the Euro-2025 (U-21) qualifying tournament against Northern Ireland.

Euro 2025 (U-21): today Ukraine's youth national team plays a qualifier against Northern Ireland (live - from 9:45 PM on the UAF YouTube channel)

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Today, September 10, the Ukraine youth team will play their next match in the qualification tournament for Euro-2025 (U-21) — against the Northern Ireland team.

Four days ago in Riga, blue and yellow defeated Serbia — 2:1. This victory secured our team's seventh win out of seven matches in the qualification round and guaranteed them at least a playoff spot.

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Now, the team led by Unai Melgosi has traveled to their away match. On September 10 in the city of Ballymena at the «Showgrounds» stadium, Northern Ireland — Ukraine will take place. Kick-off is scheduled for 21:45 Kyiv time.

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The match between Northern Ireland — Ukraine will be officiated by a Finnish referee team led by Oliver Reitala. Live broadcast on the YouTube channel of the Ukrainian Football Association.

Composition of Ukraine's youth team

Goalkeepers: Ruslan Neschyret («Dynamo» Kyiv), Kiryl Fesyun («Shakhtar» Donetsk), Yakiv Kinaraykin («Karpaty» Lviv).

Defenders: Arseniy Batagov («Trabzonspor», Turkey), Volodymyr Salyuk («Metalist 1925» Kharkiv), Roman Dydik, Vitaliy Romanyk (both — «Ruh» Lviv), Taras Mykhavko («Dynamo» Kyiv), Illia Krups'kyi («Vorskla» Poltava), Artem Smylyakov («Polissya» Zhytomyr).

Midfielders: Ivan Varfolomeyev («Slaven», Czech Republic), Maxim Melnychenko, Oleksandr Ocheretyko (both — «Karpaty» Lviv), Valentin Rubchynskyi, Nazar Voloshin, Maxim Bragaru (all — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Yegor Yamoluyk («Brentford», England), Oleksandr Yakych («Zorya» Luhansk), Oleksandr Fedor, Illia Kvasnitsya, Yaroslav Karabin (all — «Ruh» Lviv), Maxim Khlyan («Lechia», Poland).

Forwards: Igor Krasnopir («Ruh» Lviv), Igor Gorbach («Zorya» Luhansk).

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UEFA Euro 2025 (U-21). Qualification 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

November 17, 2023

Ukraine — Luxembourg — 4:0

November 18, 2023

Serbia — England — 0:3

November 21, 2023

Ukraine — Azerbaijan — 1:0

Serbia — Luxembourg — 2:0

England — Northern Ireland — 3:0

March 22, 2024

Azerbaijan — England — 1:5

Luxembourg — Serbia — 1:1

March 26, 2024

Azerbaijan — Ukraine — 0:3

Serbia — Northern Ireland — 1:2

England — Luxembourg — 7:0

September 6, 2024

Ukraine — Serbia — 2:1

Luxembourg — Azerbaijan — 2:0

Northern Ireland — England — 0:0

Standing table

   Team Matches Wins Ties Losses Goals Points
1  Ukraine 7 7 0 0 17—3 21
2  England 8 6 1 1 32—5 19
3  Serbia 8 3 1 4 10—18 10
4  Luxembourg 9 2 1 6 6—23 7
5  Northern Ireland 7 2 1 4 4—8 7
6  Azerbaijan 7 1 0 6 4—16 3

September 10, 2024

Azerbaijan — Serbia

Northern Ireland — Ukraine

October 11, 2024

England — Ukraine

October 12, 2024

Northern Ireland — Azerbaijan

October 15, 2024

Luxembourg — Northern Ireland

Serbia — Ukraine

England — Azerbaijan

Playoff: November 11–19, 2024.

In the final stage of Euro-2025 (U-21), sixteen teams will participate: Slovakia and fifteen other national teams that join based on qualification results (nine group winners, three best second-placed teams, and three playoff winners).