U-21: Ukraine to play friendly matches against Portugal and Italy

The Ukraine U-21 team will play away matches against Portugal and Italy in November as part of their preparation for the final tournament of EURO 2025 (U-21).

The friendly match between Portugal and Ukraine is set to take place in the parish of Alverca do Ribatejo, part of the Lisbon District, on November 15. The game will be held at the Alverca Stadium and will kick off at 7:30 p.m. Kyiv time.

The match between Italy and Ukraine will be held in La Spezia on November 19. The game at the Alberto Picco Stadium is scheduled to start at 7:15 p.m. Kyiv time.

It is worth noting that the Blue and Yellows secured an early qualification for the EURO 2025 (U-21) final tournament, finishing in second place in their qualifying group.

In addition to Ukraine, 12 teams have qualified for the tournament, which will take place from June 11 to 28, 2025, across eight cities (Bratislava, Trnava, Dunajská Streda, Košice, Žilina, Trenčín, Nitra, Prešov), along with the host nation, Slovakia. Three more participants will be determined after the playoff matches, scheduled for November 15 and 19.

The draw for the final tournament, which will feature 16 teams (four groups of four), will take place on December 3 in Bratislava.

EURO 2025 (U-21) participants: host — Slovakia, group winners — Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Romania, England, Portugal, Slovenia, Denmark, best second-place teams — Ukraine, France, Poland.

Playoff contenders (other second-place teams): Finland vs. Norway, Belgium vs. Czechia, Georgia vs. Croatia.

Ranking of second-placed teams (excluding results against sixth-placed teams in the groups): Ukraine — 18 points (goal difference +9), France — 16 (+16), Poland — 16 (+12), Croatia — 16 (+1), Finland — 14 (+5), Czechia — 14 (+2), Norway — 13 (+6), Belgium — 13 (+3), Georgia — 13 (0).

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

October 11, 2024

England - Ukraine - 2:1

October 12, 2024

Northern Ireland - Azerbaijan - 5:0

October 15, 2024

Luxembourg - Northern Ireland - 0:0

England - Azerbaijan - 7:0

Serbia - Ukraine - 1:0

 

Team

M

W

D

L

GD

P

1

England

10

8

1

1

41—6

25

2

Ukraine

10

8

0

2

20—7

24

3

Serbia

10

5

1

4

13—18

16

4

Northern Ireland

10

3

2

5

10—10

11

5

Luxembourg

10

2

2

6

6—23

8

6

Azerbaijan

10

1

0

9

4—30

3

 

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