Women’s EURO 2025 Playoffs: Ukraine squad announced for matches against Belgium

21.11.2024 14:27

The Ukraine women’s national team has announced the list of players called up for the EURO 2025 qualifying playoff matches against Belgium.

In the first playoff round, Volodymyr Pyatenko’s squad eliminated Turkiye (1:1, 2:0). Now, in the second stage, the Blue and Yellow team will compete for a spot at the European Championship against Belgium, which advanced after beating Greece (0:0, 5:0).

For the matches against the Belgians, the Ukraine head coach has called up 24 players.

Ukraine Women’s National Team Squad

Goalkeepers: Kateryna Samson (Vorskla Poltava), Darya Kelyushyk (Kolos Kovalivka), Daryna Bondarchuk (Metalist 1925 Kharkiv).

Defenders: Kateryna Korsun, Yana Kotyk, Iryna Podolska, Maryna Shainyuk (all Vorskla Poltava), Darya Apanashchenko, Olha Basanska (both Metalist 1925 Kharkiv), Lyubov Shmatko, Yana Derkach (both Fomget, Turkey).

Midfielders: Viktoriya Hiryn (Ladomyr Volodymyr), Veronika Andrukhiv, Dayana Semkiv (both Kolos Kovalivka), Yana Kalinina (Vorskla Poltava), Tamila Khimich, Yuliya Shevchuk, Natiya Pantsulaya, Anna Petryk (all Metalist 1925 Kharkiv), Nicole Kozlova (Glasgow City, Scotland), Yana Malakhova (Mura Nona, Slovenia).

Forwards: Roksolana Kravchuk (Vorskla Poltava), Olha Ovdiychuk (Fomget, Turkey), Inna Hlushchenko (Lille, France).

The first match of the second round of the EURO 2025 playoffs between Ukraine and Belgium will take place on November 29 in Antalya, Turkey (kick-off at 19:00), with the second match scheduled for December 3 in Leuven, Belgium (kick-off at 21:15).

As a reminder, the top two teams from each League A group secured direct qualification for the EURO 2025 final tournament, which will be held from July 2 to 27 in Switzerland. These teams include Denmark, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, and Spain. The host team, Switzerland, has also qualified. The remaining seven spots will be contested in the second playoff round (home and away matches).

Second Round (November 27 - December 3)

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

Portugal vs. Czechia

Scotland vs. Finland

Ukraine vs. Belgium

Wales vs. Ireland

Poland vs. Austria

Northern Ireland vs. Norway

Serbia vs. Sweden

The draw for the final tournament will take place on December 16.