To advance to the final stage of the European Championship, Ukraine's blue and yellow team needs to overcome the Netherlands (the hosts of the matches), Norway, and Serbia in their group.

Today, the Ukrainian youth national team U-19 (players born no later than 2003) will kick off at 17.00 Kyiv time with a match against Norway in the elite round of qualification for Euro 2022. The task facing coach Volodymyr Yezersky's players is challenging, as our footballers have not had any game practice since last autumn due to the suspension of all competitions. Unfortunately, there is another issue — Udod, Khromey, and Shostak will not be able to help their team because they were injured in the first match.

However, the blue and yellow team does not lose hope. The head coach said in an interview on the official website of the UAF that the team is more motivated than ever before. It's also worth noting that qualifying for the final stage of the European Championship will provide an opportunity to qualify for the 2023 FIFA World Cup U-20.

We remind you that under Volodymyr Yezersky, the team in the qualifying round secured first place in their group: they defeated Malta (4:2) and Finland (2:1), and drew with Poland (2:2).

Roster of the Ukrainian youth national team U-19

Goalkeepers: Timur Puzankov ("Shakhtar" Donetsk), Dmytro Ledyi ("Rukh" Lviv).

Defenders: Eduard Kozik, Andriy Bulysa, Mariyan Farina (all — "Shakhtar" Donetsk), Maxim Dyachuk, Navin Maliysh (both — "Dynamo" Kyiv), Vitaliy Roman, Marko Sapuga, Denis Pidgurskyi (all — "Rukh" Lviv), Danylo Udod ("Mariupol").

Midfielders: Nazariy Voloshyn, Oleksandr Yatsyk, Anton Tserenko (all — "Dynamo" Kyiv), Ivan Losenko ("Shakhtar" Donetsk), Artur Mykytishin, Denis Shostak, Mykhailo Khromey (all — "Mariupol"), Daniil Khrystchuk ("Vorskla" Poltava), Illia Kvaskytsya ("Rukh" Lviv).

Forwards: Yegor Yamoliuk ("Dnipro-1" Dnipropetrovsk), Kiryllo Popov ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Anatolii Semenets ("Recreativo", Spain).

Elite round qualification calendar for Euro 2022 (U-19) Group 6

June 1, 2022

17.00. Norway — Ukraine (Rotterdam)

20.00. Netherlands — Serbia (Almere)

June 4, 2022

13.00. Ukraine — Serbia (Alphen aan den Rijn)

17.00. Netherlands — Norway (Rotterdam)

June 7, 2022

20.00. Ukraine — Netherlands (Rotterdam)

20.00. Serbia — Norway (Alphen aan den Rijn)

Match start times are in Kyiv time.

Should they qualify for the final tournament, Ukraine's team will play in Group B alongside England, Israel, and Austria.

Euro 2022 (U-19). Final Tournament

Group A: Slovakia, Romania, Italy, France.

Group B: England, Israel, winner of Group 6, Austria.

The final tournament will take place from June 18 to July 1 in Slovakia. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals. A match for fifth place is also scheduled since the five strongest national teams at Euro 2022 (U-19) will receive spots at the 2023 FIFA World Cup U-20 in Indonesia.