Oleksandr Kosenko: "We understood that victory had to be inevitable."
The main coach of Ukraine's futsal team, Oleksandr Kosenko, commented on the second match of the team in the Euro-2026 final tournament.
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We remind you that today in Kaunas at the "Žalgiris-Arena" blue-yellow won against Lithuania (4:1). The post-match comment by our coach is published on the official UEFA website.
"We understood that victory had to be certain," said Oleksandr Kosenko, "Our team played well from start to finish. It was very important to score first and not concede, but all goals were significant for us as we knew Lithuania could punish our mistakes."
Euro-2026 without futsal. Group stage. Group B
1st round
22.01.2026
Armenia — Ukraine — 2:1
Lithuania — Czech Republic — 3:3
2nd round
25.01.2026
Ukraine — Lithuania — 4:1
Armenia — Czech Republic — 5:4
Tournament table
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF—GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Armenia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7—5 | 6 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5—3 | 3 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7—8 | 1 |
| 4 | Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4—7 | 1 |
28.01.2026
Czech Republic — Ukraine (20:30)
Armenia — Lithuania (20.30)
Match start times – Kyiv time.
Euro-2026 without futsal. Group stage
Group A: Latvia, Croatia, Georgia, France.
Group B: Lithuania, Armenia, Czech Republic, Ukraine.
Group C: Slovenia, Belarus, Spain, Belgium.
Group D: Italy, Hungary, Portugal, Poland.
The two best teams from each group will advance to the quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals
1. Winner of Group B — second place in Group A
2. Winner of Group A — second place in Group B
3. Winner of Group C — second place in Group D
4. Winner of Group D — second place in Group C
Semi-finals
5. Winner of match 2 — winner of match 4
6. Winner of match 1 — winner of match 3
Match for third place
7. Winner of match 5 — winner of match 6
Final
8. Winner of match 5 — winner of match 6
We remind you that Euro-2026 will take place from January 21 to February 7 on the courts in Riga, Latvia, Kaunas, Lithuania, and Ljubljana, Slovenia.
