The schedule for the final tournament of the 2023 European Championship in futsal among U-19 teams, which includes Ukraine's youth team, has been determined.

The Croatian national team, which will host the event, was joined by seven winners from the main round. The eight participants of the final tournament were divided into two groups of four teams each, with the top two from each group advancing to the semifinals.

According to the draw results, Ukraine's youth national team has been placed in Group B, where they will play against Finland, Slovenia, and Italy. The start time for the matches of the blue-and-yellow team is now known, reports UEFA.

2023 Euro (U-19) Futsal Final Tournament

Group A: Croatia, Portugal, Spain, France.

Group B: Ukraine, Finland, Slovenia, Italy.

Schedule

03.09.2023

Finland — Slovenia (14.00)

Ukraine — Italy (16.30)

Portugal — Spain (19.00)

Croatia — France (21.30)

04.09.2023

Slovenia — Ukraine (14.00)

Italy — Finland (16.30)

France — Portugal (19.00)

Spain — Croatia (21.30)

06.09.2023

Ukraine — Finland (14.00)

Slovenia — Italy (16.30)

Spain — France (19.00)

Croatia — Portugal (21.30)

08.09.2023

Semifinal 1 (18.30 or 21.30)

Semifinal 2 (18.30 or 21.30)

10.09.2023

Final (21.30)

Match times are in Kyiv time.

As a reminder, in March, Ukraine's youth futsal team qualified for the final tournament of the continental championship for the third consecutive year. In Group 2 of the main round of qualification for Euro-2023 (U-19), which was held in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia, Igor Moskvichov’s wards confidently defeated Montenegro (12:1) and Romania (7:3), lost to Serbia in the decisive match (4:2), securing first place in the group.

2023 Euro (U-19) Futsal Main Round Qualification. Group 2

22.03.2023

Ukraine — Montenegro — 12:1

Romania — Serbia — 1:6

23.03.2023

Romania — Ukraine — 3:7

Serbia — Montenegro — 3:1

25.03.2023

Serbia — Ukraine — 2:4

Montenegro — Romania — 2:7

Final Standings

The inaugural European Championship for U-19 players took place in 2019 in Rijeka, and the second edition was held in Hagen in 2022 — both times (2019, 2022) Spain's team emerged as champions. The second championship was initially planned for 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ukraine’s national team participated in both final tournaments. In 2019, Vitaliy Odegov’s wards secured third place in their group, and in 2022 they were stopped in the semifinals.