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EURO 2025 (U-21): Ukraine U-21 draws final tournament opponents
Today, December 3, during the draw held in Bratislava, Ukraine’s U-21 team learned its opponents for the final tournament of EURO 2025 (U-21).
16 teams, including the host nation, participated in the draw. The teams were divided into four pots based on their UEFA U-21 rankings. Ukraine, coached by Unai Melgosa, was placed in Pot 2.
As a result of the draw, the Blue and Yellows were assigned to Group D, where they will face Finland, Netherlands, and Denmark.
EURO 2025 (U-21) Final Tournament
Group Stage
Group A: Slovakia, Spain, Italy, Romania
Group B: Czechia, England, Germany, Slovenia
Group C: Portugal, France, Poland, Georgia
Group D: Finland, Netherlands, Ukraine, Denmark
June 12, 2025
Ukraine vs. Denmark (Prešov, 19:00)
Finland vs. Netherlands (Košice, 22:00)
June 15, 2025
Finland vs. Ukraine (Košice, 19:00)
Netherlands vs. Denmark (Prešov, 22:00)
June 18, 2025
Denmark vs. Finland (Košice, 19:00)
Netherlands vs. Ukraine (Prešov, 19:00)
Quarterfinals
June 21, 2025
Match 26: C1 vs. D2 (Žilina, 19:00)
Match 25: A1 vs. B2 (Trnava, 22:00)
June 22, 2025
Match 27: B1 vs. A2 (Dunajská Streda, 19:00 or 22:00)
Match 28: D1 vs. C2 (Prešov, 19:00 or 22:00)
Semifinals
June 25, 2025
Match 29: Winner of Match 25 vs. Winner of Match 26 (Bratislava, 19:00 or 22:00)
Match 30: Winner of Match 27 vs. Winner of Match 28 (Košice, 19:00 or 22:00)
Final
June 28, 2025
Match 31: Winner of Match 29 vs. Winner of Match 30 (Bratislava, 22:00)
Match kick-off times are Kyiv time.
As a reminder, the final tournament will take place from June 11 to June 28, 2025, in eight Slovak cities: Bratislava, Trnava, Dunajská Streda, Košice, Žilina, Trenčín, Nitra, and Prešov.
Seedings for the Draw
Pot 1: Spain (42,177), England (39,964), Portugal (39,098), Netherlands (38,730)
Pot 2: Germany (36,793), France (35,632), Ukraine (33,734), Italy (33,701)
Pot 3: Denmark (33,266), Romania (31,493), Poland (30,732), Czechia(30,100)
Pot 4: Georgia (29,226), Slovenia (28,886), Finland (28,552), Slovakia (27,248)
During the draw, UEFA allocated the teams (from Pot 1 to Pot 4) into four groups of four. After the group stage, the top two teams from each group will proceed to the quarterfinals.
