U-21: Ukraine's youth national team in preparation for Euro-2023 will play against Italy's team
The Ukrainian U-21 national team, which will participate in the final tournament of Euro-2023 this summer, will conduct a training camp in March as part of its preparation for the prestigious event, during which it will play a friendly match against Italy's U-21 national team on the Apennine Peninsula. The Executive Committee of the Ukrainian Football Association at its meeting approved the preliminary calendar for the national teams of Ukraine for 2023 according to FIFA age windows for international matches.
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The Ukrainian youth national team, which will participate in the Euro-2023 (U-21) final tournament this summer, will hold a training camp in March as part of its preparation for the prestigious event. During this camp, they will play an exhibition match against Italy's youth national team on the Apennine Peninsula.
The Executive Committee of the Ukrainian Football Association approved a preliminary calendar for the national teams in 2023, according to FIFA windows for international matches. Thus, the Ukrainian youth national team will play an exhibition match against Italy's youth national team during their training camp from March 20th to 28th. The match will take place on March 27th on the Apennine Peninsula. More details about time and venue will be announced later.
It is worth noting that this year, the Ukrainian youth national team will participate in the Euro-2023 (U-21) final tournament. The event, which will take place from June 21st to July 8th in Georgia and Romania, will feature 16 teams. According to the draw results held on October 18th last year in Bucharest, the team coached by Ruslan Rotan was drawn into Group B, where they will face Romania, Spain, and Croatia. The three best teams at Euro-2023 (excluding France and England) will qualify for the 2024 Olympics.
Euro-2023 (U-21). Calendar
Group Stage
Group A: Georgia, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands.
June 21, 2023
Georgia — Portugal 19.00 (Tbilisi)
Belgium — Netherlands 19.00 (Tbilisi)
June 24, 2023
Georgia — Belgium 19.00 (Tbilisi)
Portugal — Netherlands 19.00 (Tbilisi)
June 27, 2023
Netherlands — Georgia 19.00 (Tbilisi)
Portugal — Belgium 19.00 (Tbilisi)
Group B: Romania, Spain, Ukraine, Croatia.
June 21, 2023
Ukraine — Croatia 19.00 (Bucharest)
Romania — Spain 21.45 (Bucharest)
June 24, 2023
Romania — Ukraine 19.00 (Bucharest)
Spain — Croatia 21.45 (Bucharest)
June 27, 2023
Croatia — Romania 21.45 (Bucharest)
Spain — Ukraine 21.45 (Bucharest)
Group C: Czech Republic, England, Germany, Israel.
June 22, 2023
Czech Republic — England 19.00 (Batumi)
Germany — Israel 19.00 (Kutaisi)
June 25, 2023
Czech Republic — Germany 19.00 (Batumi)
England — Israel 19.00 (Kutaisi)
June 28, 2023
England — Germany 19.00 (Batumi)
Israel — Czech Republic 19.00 (Kutaisi)
Group D: Norway, Switzerland, France, Italy.
June 22, 2023
Norway — Switzerland 19.00 (Cluj-Napoca)
France — Italy 21.45 (Cluj-Napoca)
June 25, 2023
Switzerland — Italy 19.00 (Cluj-Napoca)
Norway — France 21.45 (Cluj-Napoca)
June 28, 2023
Switzerland — France 21.45 (Cluj-Napoca)
Italy — Norway 21.45 (Cluj-Napoca)
Quarter-finals
July 1, 2023
A1 — C2 19.00
B1 — D2 22.00
July 2, 2023
C1 — A2 19.00
D1 — B2 22.00
Semifinals
July 5, 2023
Winner of quarter-final 1 — winner of quarter-final 3 19.00
Winner of quarter-final 2 — winner of quarter-final 4 22.00
Final
July 8, 2023
Winner of semifinal 1 — winner of semifinal 2 19.00
Kiev time is indicated for the start of matches.
