The blue-and-yellow team, preparing for the Euro 2026 (U-17) qualification, will face their peers from Poland (March 20, 3 PM), Romania (March 22, noon), and Montenegro (March 24, 3 PM).

We add that from May 4 to May 9, our boys will participate in the UEFA Development Tournament, where they will play against their peers from Greece, Finland (home team), and Hungary.

Recall that on December 5 in Nyon, Switzerland, the draw for the first round of Euro 2026 (U-17) qualification took place. As a result of this draw, Ukraine's youth national team ended up in Group 1, where they will face Italy, Montenegro, and Estonia. The host country for the mini-tournament will be Estonia.

Schedule of matches for Ukraine's U-17 national team

October 1, 2025. Montenegro - Ukraine

October 4, 2025. Ukraine - Estonia

October 7, 2025. Ukraine - Italy

Results of the first round Euro 2026 (U-17) qualification draw

Group 1: Italy, Ukraine, Montenegro, Estonia.

Group 2: Czech Republic, Hungary, North Macedonia, Gibraltar.

Group 3: England, Sweden, Lithuania, Scotland.

Group 4: Spain, Denmark, Latvia, Andorra.

Group 5: Belgium, Norway, Belarus, Moldova.

Group 6: Austria, Ireland, Kosovo, Faroe Islands.

Group 7: Serbia, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Malta.

Group 8: Croatia, Netherlands, Albania, Kazakhstan.

Group 9: France, Israel, Romania, Azerbaijan.

Group 10: Switzerland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, San Marino.

Group 11: Northern Ireland, Finland, Cyprus, Armenia.

Group 12: Portugal, Slovenia, Wales, Liechtenstein.

Group 13: Poland, Germany, Luxembourg.

Group 14: Greece, Iceland, Georgia.

54 teams were divided into 12 groups of four participants and two groups of three participants. The host nation for the final tournament, Estonia's national team, will also participate in the qualification round.

Based on the results of the first round draw, 14 group winners and 14 teams that finish second will advance to the second round in League A. The remaining 26 teams will take part in the second round in League B.

Teams advancing to the second round qualification in League A will compete for seven spots at the Euro 2026 (U-17) final tournament in spring 2026. Estonia, as the host of the tournament, received an automatic berth. It should be noted that the qualifying round in League A is also a qualifier for the FIFA 2026 (U-17) World Cup in Qatar.

Furthermore, teams from both leagues of the second qualification round will compete for promotion and relegation between leagues before the first round of Euro 2028 (U-19) qualification.