In December, the blue-and-yellow team started in Group 1 with wins over Cyprus (7:0) and Romania (2:0), while on January 31 they defeated Germany away (5:3).

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Now, under the supervision of Oleksandr Kosenko, they await their second match against Germany, which will take place today, February 4 in Moldova's Chisinau at Arena Chisinau (kick-off at 19:00 Kyiv time).

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“We know our opponent as well as they know us. I don't want to say what the game will be like. Despite having more comfortable coverage now, we will prepare for a tough match. This is one of the factors but not the main one. So we will prepare and try to win. How it turns out — the game will show,” — said head coach Oleksandr Kosenko the day before.

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Squad of Ukraine's Futsal Team

Goalkeepers: Yuriy Savenko ("Aurora" Kyiv), Oleksandr Suchov ("HIT" Kyiv), Oleksandr Syryts'kyi ("Hurricane" Ivano-Frankivsk).

Field Players: Vladyslav Perveyev ("Sokil" Khmelnytskyi), Igor Chernyavsky, Yevheniy Zhuk, Andriy Melnyk (all — "HIT" Kyiv), Mykhailo Zvarych ("Energia" Lviv), Rostyslav Semenchenko ("Aurora" Kyiv), Nazar Shved, Daniil Abakshin, Artem Farenyuk, Yaroslav Lebid (all — "Eurobus", Poland), Mykola Mykytyuk ("Cordoba", Spain), Igor Korsun ("Osasuna Magna", Spain).

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UEFA-2026 Futsal Qualifiers. Group 1

December 12, 2024

Romania — Germany — 6:0

December 13, 2024

Cyprus — Ukraine — 0:7

December 17, 2024

Romania — Ukraine — 0:2 

December 18, 2024

Germany — Cyprus — 2:1

January 31, 2025

Romania — Cyprus — 6:1

Germany — Ukraine — 3:5

Standings

February 4, 2025

Ukraine — Germany (19:00)

February 5, 2025

Cyprus — Romania (11:00)

April 11, 2025

Germany — Romania

Ukraine — Cyprus

April 15, 2025

Ukraine — Romania

Cyprus — Germany

UEFA-2026 Futsal Qualifiers

Group 1: Ukraine, Romania, Germany, Cyprus.

Group 2: Finland, Italy, Belarus, Malta.

Group 3: Poland, Slovakia, Moldova, Turkey.

Group 4: Slovenia, Hungary, Montenegro, Norway.

Group 5: Croatia, Azerbaijan, Sweden, Greece.

Group 6: Kazakhstan, Armenia, Denmark, Albania.

Group 7: Portugal, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Andorra.

Group 8: Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, England, Switzerland.

Group 9: Serbia, Czech Republic, Belgium, Austria.

Group 10: France, Georgia, Kosovo, Bulgaria.

The UEFA Futsal Championship in 2026 will be the second edition after expanding the final stage from 12 to 16 teams and deciding on a four-year cycle instead of two.

UEFA-2026 Futsal Qualifiers. Format

Qualification includes three stages: preliminary round (mini-tournaments), main round (groups with home and away matches) and playoffs (home and away matches).

The hosts of the tournament, Latvia and Lithuania, received automatic berths to UEFA-2026. Some teams started in the preliminary round while others — directly in the main.

Main Round (December 9, 2024 - April 16, 2025)

40 participants (34 best national teams according to the ranking as of December 2023 and six best from the preliminary round) were divided into ten groups of four teams each. Each team will play against every other in their group at home and away. The top ten finishers in the groups join Latvia and Lithuania in the final stage, while eight second-placed teams will compete in the playoffs.

During the draw, the national teams were divided into four pots of 10 teams each based on their coefficients as of April 18, 2024.

Playoffs (September 15-24, 2025)

The draw will take place on May 21, 2025. Eight teams will be paired into four pairs. After home and away matches, the final four participants of the final stage will be determined.

Final Tournament (January 20 - February 7, 2026)

The draw will take place on October 24, 2025. Sixteen teams will be divided into four groups. The top two best teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals.