In preparation for the 2025 World Youth Championship, which will take place from September 27 to October 19 in five cities of Chile, Ukraine's U-20 team will play two friendly matches in Spain.

On June 6, the team led by Dmitry Mykhaylyenko will face Morocco's U-20 team, and on the 10th they will meet with the USA's U-19 team.

We remind you that Ukraine's U-19 youth team qualified for the World Cup among U-20 teams by reaching the semifinals of Euro 2024 in Northern Ireland.

The 2025 World Cup (U-20) will be held in five cities in Chile: Valparaíso, Santiago, Viña del Mar, Rancagua and Talca. Twenty-four teams from six confederations will participate. Initially, they will compete in six groups of four. The top two teams from each group, along with the four third-placed teams, will advance to the round of 16. From there, it follows a standard format.

After the Africa Cup (U-20), all 24 participants in the World Cup are known: Chile (as host); Spain, France, Italy, Ukraine and Norway — from Europe; USA, Mexico, Cuba and Panama — from CONCACAF; Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay — from South America; Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Australia — from Asia; New Zealand and New Caledonia — from Oceania; PAR, Morocco, Nigeria, Egypt — from Africa.