Euro 2023 (U-21): qualification play-off match dates between the youth national teams of Ukraine and Slovakia have been set
The dates for the Euro 2023 (U-21) playoff matches between the youth national teams of Ukraine and Slovakia have become known.
According to the playoff draw results, Ruslan Rotan's protégés will face Slovakia. The matches will take place on September 23 and 27 of this year. Our team will play the first match against Slovakia away.
Sixteen teams will participate in the final stage of the tournament — Romania and Georgia as hosts, plus fourteen other national teams joining them based on qualification results (nine group winners, the best team among second-place finishers, and four playoff winners from eight second-place finishers).
Participants of the final tournament: Romania, Georgia, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, Norway, Italy, Switzerland.
Euro-2023 (U-21). Qualification. Playoffs
Croatia — Denmark
Slovakia — Ukraine
Ireland — Israel
Iceland — Czech Republic
Qualification. Group H
Final standings
|
Team |
M |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
GF |
|
1. France |
10 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
31—5 |
26 |
|
2. Ukraine |
10 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
20—11 |
23 |
|
3. Serbia |
10 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
10—11 |
12 |
|
4. Faroe Islands |
10 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
6—12 |
10 |
|
5. North Macedonia |
10 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
8—15 |
9 |
|
6. Armenia |
10 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
7—28 |
3 |
Final standings of second-place teams
|
Team |
Group |
M |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
GF |
|
1. Switzerland |
E |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
14—6 |
17 |
|
2. Ukraine |
H |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
16—10 |
17 |
|
3. Denmark |
I |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
12—6 |
17 |
|
4. Croatia |
A |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
19—10 |
16 |
|
5. Czech Republic |
G |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
13—6 |
16 |
|
6. Slovakia |
C |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
18—10 |
15 |
|
7. Ireland |
F |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
13—9 |
15 |
|
8. Israel |
B |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
13—10 |
13 |
|
9. Iceland |
D |
8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
13—7 |
12 |
Points earned against teams finishing sixth in their groups are not counted.
Playoffs: September 19—27, 2022.
Final tournament: June/July 2023.
The sixteen-team tournament will be hosted by four stadiums in Romania (two in Cluj-Napoca and two in Bucharest) and four in Georgia (in Batumi, Poti, and two in Tbilisi). The opening match will take place in Romania, while the final will be held in Georgia.
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