EURO 2025 (U-21): Unai Melgosa selects Ukraine U-21 squad for upcoming England and Serbia matches
Ukraine's U-21 team is set to play their next EURO 2025 qualifying matches against England and Serbia. Head coach Unai Melgosa has called up 24 players for these crucial encounters.
On October 11, Ukraine will face England in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifiers. The match will occur at Dean Court Stadium in Bournemouth, with kickoff at 21:45 Kyiv time.
On October 15, Ukraine will play Serbia at the FSS Sports Center in Stara Pazova. The match is set to begin at 21:30 Kyiv time.
It is worth noting that the Ukraine U-21 team has won all eight of their matches, securing a spot in the final tournament. Alongside Ukraine, the qualified teams include the host nation Slovakia, Netherlands, and Spain. Nine more participants will be determined from the group stage matches in October, and three from the playoff rounds between November 11-19. The playoff draw is scheduled for October 17, with the final tournament draw, featuring 16 teams (four groups of four), set for December 3 in Bratislava.
Ukraine U-21 Squad:
Goalkeepers: Ruslan Neshcheret (Dynamo Kyiv), Dmytro Ledviy (Rukh Lviv), Vladyslav Krapyvtsov (Free Agent).
Defenders: Ivan Yermachkov (Werder Bremen, Germany), Taras Mykhavko, Kostyantyn Vivcharenko (both Dynamo Kyiv), Volodymyr Salyuk (Metalist 1925 Kharkiv), Roman Didyk, Vitaliy Roman (both Rukh Lviv), Artem Smolyakov (Polissya Zhytomyr), Illia Krupskyi (Vorskla Poltava).
Midfielders: Ivan Varfolomeyev (Slovan, Czechia), Maksym Melnychenko (Polissya Zhytomyr), Oleh Ocheretko (Karpaty Lviv), Valentyn Rubchynskyi, Nazar Voloshyn, Maksym Bragaru (all Dynamo Kyiv), Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford, England), Oleksandr Yatsyk (Zorya Luhansk), Oleh Fedor, Illia Kvasnytsia (both Rukh Lviv), Maksym Khlan (Lechia, Poland).
Forwards: Ihor Krasnopir (Rukh Lviv), Ihor Horbach (Zorya Luhansk).
EURO 2025 (U-21) Qualifying 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 23, 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
Luxembourg - Azerbaijan - 2:0
Northern Ireland - England - 0:0
Ukraine - Serbia - 2:1
September 10, 2024
Northern Ireland - Ukraine - 1:2
Azerbaijan - Serbia - 0:2
Standings
|
|
Team |
M |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
P |
|
1 |
Ukraine |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
19—4 |
24 |
|
2 |
England |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
32—5 |
19 |
|
3 |
Serbia |
9 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
12—18 |
13 |
|
4 |
Luxembourg |
9 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
6—23 |
7 |
|
5 |
Northern Ireland |
8 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
5—10 |
7 |
|
6 |
Azerbaijan |
8 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
4—18 |
3 |
October 11, 2024
England vs. Ukraine
October 12, 2024
Northern Ireland vs. Azerbaijan
October 15, 2024
Luxembourg vs. Northern Ireland
England vs. Azerbaijan
Serbia vs. Ukraine
Play-offs: November 11-19, 2024.
In the final stage of EURO 2025 (U-21), 16 teams will compete: Slovakia and 15 other national teams that will join based on the qualification results (nine group winners, three best teams among the second-place finishers, and three play-off winners among the six second-place finishers).
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