U-21: Today, Ukraine's youth national team will play a friendly match against Italy (live stream - from 7:15 PM on the UAF YouTube channel)

Within the preparation for the final tournament of Euro-2025 (U-21), the Ukraine youth national team will play a friendly match against Italy's team.

U-21: Today, Ukraine's youth national team will play a friendly match against Italy (live stream - from 7:15 PM on the UAF YouTube channel)

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The first friendly match in Portugal ended in a draw — 3:3. Today, the second one will take place. The match between Italy and Ukraine starts at 19:15 Kyiv time at the "Alberto Picco" stadium in Spezia. A live broadcast is planned on the UAF YouTube channel.

Ukraine's Youth National Team Roster

Goalkeepers: Ruslan Neschyret («Dynamo» Kyiv), Georgiy Yermakov («Oleksandria»), Ivan Paholyuk («Kolos» Kovalyvka).

Defenders: Arseniy Batagov («Trabzonspor», Turkey), Roman Dydik, Vitaliy Roman (both — «Rukh» Lviv), Illia Krups'kyi («Vorskla» Poltava), Denis Kuzik («Kryvbas» Kryvyi Rih), Eduard Kozik («Kolos» Kovalyvka), Mykhailo Ogarkov («Shakhtar» Donetsk), Oleksiy Husev («Zorya» Luhansk).

Midfielders: Anton Tserenko, Maksym Khlyan (both — «Lechia», Poland), Illia Varfolomeyev («Slovanska Vesela», Czech Republic), Maksym Melnychenko («Poleshchuk» Zhytomyr), Oleksiy Ocheret'ko («Karpaty» Lviv), Maksym Bragaru («Dynamo» Kyiv), Oleksandr Yatsyk («Zorya» Luhansk), Illia Kvasnitsya, Oleksiy Fedor (both — «Rukh» Lviv), Vladyslav Velenten («Kolos» Kovalyvka).

Forwards: Bohdan Vyunnyk («Lechia», Poland), Ihor Krasypr, Ihor Horbach («Zorya» Luhansk).

We remind you that the blue and yellow team has already secured their spot in the final tournament of Euro 2025 (U-21), having finished second in their qualifying group.

Alongside Ukraine, 12 other teams have licenses to participate in the forum taking place from June 11th to July 28th, 2025 in eight cities (Bratislava, Trnava, Dunajska Streda, Kosice, Zilina, Trencin, Nitra, Presov), excluding the host country — Slovakia. Three more participants will be determined after the play-offs, which will take place on November 15th and 19th.

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

Participants of Euro-2025 (U-21): host — Slovakia, group winners — Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Romania, England, Portugal, Slovenia, Denmark, second place finishers — Ukraine, France, Poland. 

Play-off participants (other second-place teams): Finland — Norway, Belgium — Czech Republic, Georgia — Croatia.

Second place rankings (excluding results against sixth-placed teams in groups): Ukraine — 18 points (goals — +9), France — 16 (+16), Poland — 16 (+12), Croatia — 16 (+1), Finland — 14 (+5), Czech Republic — 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 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

September 10, 2024

Azerbaijan — Serbia — 0:2

Northern Ireland — Ukraine — 1:2

October 11, 2024

England — Ukraine — 2:1

October 12, 2024

Northern Ireland — Azerbaijan — 5:0

October 15, 2024

Luxembourg — Northern Ireland — 0:0

Serbia — Ukraine — 1:0

England — Azerbaijan — 7:0

Final Standings

 

Team

M

W

D

L

G

Pts

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