As part of the preparation for the Euro 2022 (U-19) qualification round, Ukraine's youth national team is participating in the Futsal Week U-19 international tournament taking place in Poreč, Croatia.

In their first match, the blue-and-yellow team defeated Greenland (10:1), and in the second they drew with Japan — 4:4. Goals for Ukraine were scored by Britan (11), Kalashnik (13) and Semenchenko (15); an own goal was also recorded (32). The next match will be against Hungary today, starting at 10 PM Kyiv time.

After the tournament in Croatia, the Ukrainians will travel to Chiorescu, Moldova, which from July 7—10 will host group 6 matches of the Euro 2022 qualification round. Our team's opponents will be Andorra, Belgium, and Moldova.

Ukraine U-19 Futsal Team Roster

Goalkeepers: Mykola Khomyak, Mykola Huyvan, Dmytro Dyachenko; field players: Andriy Britan, Oleksandr Dychuk, Andriy Tkachuk, Oleksandr Smytanenko, Rostyslav Semenchenko, Vladyslav Syzik, Artem Shchur, Yaroslav Kvasniy, Dmytro Skychyk, David Kalashnik, Dmytro Rybitckiy, Maksym Malynovskiy, Sava Luta.

Recall that on August 30 last year, the draw for the qualification round of the second European Championship in futsal (U-19) took place. As a result, Vitaly Odegov's wards were placed in group 6, where they will face Belgium, Moldova and the winner of group A from the previous round — Andorra.

The Ukrainian team was designated as one of the hosts for a mini-tournament that was to take place at Lviv's "Bosko Arena" on March 16–19. However, due to Russia's military invasion, the matches were rescheduled to July 7—10 this year. The games will be hosted by Chiorescu in Moldova.

Euro 2022 (U-19) Futsal Qualification Round Group 6

July 7, 2022

Belgium — Moldova  3 PM

Ukraine — Andorra  6 PM

July 8, 2022

Belgium — Ukraine 3 PM

Moldova — Andorra 6 PM

July 10, 2022

Andorra — Belgium  3 PM

Moldova — Ukraine  6 PM

Times are in Kyiv time.

Recall that the results of these matches will determine seven participants for the final tournament of the Euro 2022 futsal championship among youth teams. Joining Spain, which is the host nation, are Italy, Portugal, France, Poland, Romania and Croatia. The last participant in the Euro 2022 will be determined by the results of group 6 matches.

The final stage of Euro 2022 (U-19) futsal championship will take place from September 3–10 in Jaén, Spain at "Olivo Arena," which can accommodate up to 6500 spectators. According to the draw, eight tournament participants will be divided into two groups of four teams each, with the top two from each group advancing to the semifinals.

Recall that in the first-ever Euro futsal championship among youth teams, which took place in 2019, Ukraine's national team qualified for the final tournament and secured third place in their group. And Spain's team became the champion.