According to the press service of the Ukrainian Futsal Association, the situation with the worsening coronavirus infection in Ukraine has not spared the youth team.

Yesterday, testing was conducted which resulted in positive cases among players of our team. As a result, the blue-and-yellow are forced to cancel matches and conclude training sessions. The games against Belarus' team were scheduled for Gomel on January 26-27.

We remind you that on August 30 last year, the draw for the main round of qualification for the second European Championship in futsal (U-19) took place. According to its results, Vitaliy Odegov's wards ended up in Group 6, where they will face Belgium, Moldova and the winner of Group A from the previous round — Andorra. The Ukrainian team was previously designated as one of the hosts for mini-tournaments to be held in March.

Earlier, the youth futsal European Championship had been postponed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to the previous schedule, qualification was supposed to end in March, and the final stage — in autumn 2021. In accordance with the decision of UEFA's Executive Committee Euro-2022 will take place in September this year.

Format of Euro-2022 (U-19) Futsal Championship

Thirty-four teams are competing for victory in the new European Championship tournament. The Spanish team has received a direct entry to the final stage, which will take place from September 3–10, 2022 in Jaén, and another 33 teams will participate in qualification.

Seven participants with the lowest ranking (based on results of the first round) started in November from a preliminary round. They played for two spots in the main round, which is taking place in March. From this stage, 26 teams are advancing, including Ukraine's youth team. Based on the results of the main round, seven participants of the final stage will be determined, who join Spain, that is, only winners of mini-tournaments will advance to the next stage.

Main Round

Group 1: Turkey, Netherlands, Italy, Montenegro.

Group 2: Portugal, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Greece.

Group 3: Serbia, Slovenia, France, Hungary.

Group 4: Finland, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan.

Group 5: Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Georgia.

Group 6: Ukraine, Belgium, Moldova, Andorra.

Group 7: Croatia, Belarus, Latvia, Azerbaijan.

The final stage will take place in Jaén, Spain at the "Olivio Arena," which accommodates 6,500 spectators. The eight participants of the tournament will consist of the host of the European Championship, Spain, and seven qualifiers. According to the draw, they will be divided into two groups of four teams each, with the top two from each group advancing to the semifinals.

Schedule for Euro-2022 (U-19) Futsal Championship

March 15–20, 2022

Main round qualification.

September 3–10, 2022

Final tournament.

We remind you that at the first-ever European Championship in futsal among juniors, which took place in 2019, Ukraine's team qualified for the final tournament, where they secured third place in their group. And Spain's team became champions.