Today, September 4th, the Ukraine U-18 team (players born in 2008 and younger) will play their first match at an international tournament in Sweden. The opponent is Norway, kickoff at 6:30 PM Kyiv time, live broadcast on the UAFA YouTube channel.

Overall, Ukrainians in Sweden will play against teams from Norway, Denmark, and the hosts.

"Every new call or every tournament is new information for the coach because at a young age it often happens that someone progresses quickly while others regress. Coaches always need to keep their finger on the pulse."

"The main task is to prepare players for the senior national team. We work with one model of play, so we look for the best ones to help boys grow professionally and gain international experience," — noted our team's coach Volodymyr Samborskyi the day before.

Lineup of the Ukraine U-18 Team

Goalkeepers: Rostyslav Baglai ("Shakhtar" Donetsk), Kyrylo Khadashevych ("VfL Wolfsburg," Germany), Fedir Tkachenko ("Real Betis," Spain).

Defenders: Yegor Kostyuk, Nikita Kaluzhnyi (both — "Shakhtar" Donetsk), Danylo Ogorodnik ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Arsen Zalypka ("Ruch" Lviv), Artur Muryadjan ("Borussia Dortmund," Germany), Mykita Melnyk ("Napoli," Italy), Stanislav Tolstolis ("Nacional," Portugal).

Midfielders: Artem Zubryi, Oleksandr Balakay, Oleksandr Sereda (all — "Shakhtar" Donetsk), Nazar Ivasykov ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Muhammed Dzhurabaev ("Ruch" Lviv), Andrii Korol ("Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Artem Korz ("Polesia" Zhytomyr), Illia Kut'ya ("Hajduk", Croatia), Anton Martyniuk (PSV, Netherlands).

Forwards: Zahar Zakharkiv ("Kolos" Kovalyovka), Dmytro Zudin ("Hajduk," Croatia), Illia Menzhikov ("Austria Wien," Austria).

Schedule of Matches for the Ukraine U-18 Team at the Tournament in Sweden

04.09.2025. Ukraine — Norway (6:30 PM)

06.09.2025. Sweden — Ukraine (5:00 PM)

09.09.2025. Ukraine — Denmark (6:30 PM)