Euro-2026 futsal. Today, the Ukraine national team will play their third qualifying match against Germany

The Ukrainian futsal team will continue their path in the main qualifying round for Euro-2026 with an away match against the German team.

Euro-2026 futsal. Today, the Ukraine national team will play their third qualifying match against Germany

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The blue-and-yellow team started in Group 1 with wins over Cyprus (7:0) and Romania (2:0). Now, under the guidance of Oleksandr Kosenko, they face two consecutive matches against Germany. The first match will take place today, January 31, in Geppingen at EWS Arena (kickoff at 7:30 PM Kyiv time).

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The second match against Germany, nominally a home game for our team, will be held on February 4 in Chisinau, Moldova at Arena Chisinau.

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The Ukrainian national team gathered in Odessa, from where they traveled to Chisinau, where they actively prepared for the upcoming two matches before moving on to Germany. We note that the day before, the winners of the 2024 Futsal Championships became well-deserving Masters of Sport .

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Ukrainian Futsal National Team Roster

Goalkeepers: Yuriy Savenko ("Aurora" Kyiv), Oleksandr Suchov ("HIT" Kyiv), Oleksandr Syryts'kyi ("Hurricane" Ivano-Frankivsk).

Field Players: Vladyslav Perveyev ("Sokil" Khmelnytskyi), Igor Chernyavsky, Yevheniy Zhuk, Andriy Melnyk (all — "HIT" Kyiv), Mykhailo Zvarych ("Energia" Lviv), Rostyslav Semenchenko ("Aurora" Kyiv), Nazar Shved, Daniil Abakshin, Artem Farenyuk, Yaroslav Lebid' (all — "Eurobus", Poland), Mykola Mikhityuk ("Cordoba", Spain), Igor Korsun ("Osasuna Magna", Spain).

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UEF Euro 2026 Futsal Qualification. Group Stage

December 12, 2024

Romania — Germany — 6:0

December 13, 2024

Cyprus — Ukraine — 0:7

December 17, 2024

Romania — Ukraine — 0:2 

December 18, 2024

Germany — Cyprus — 2:1

Standing Table

 

P

W

D

L

M

Pts

1. Ukraine

2

2

0

0

9—0

6

2. Romania

2

1

0

1

6—2

3

3. Germany

2

1

0

1

2—7

3

4. Cyprus

2

0

0

2

1—9

0

January 31, 2025

Romania — Cyprus (7:00 PM)

Germany — Ukraine (7:30 PM)

February 4, 2025

Ukraine — Germany (7:00 PM)

February 5, 2025

Cyprus — Romania (11:00 AM)

April 11, 2025

Germany — Romania

Ukraine — Cyprus

April 15, 2025

Ukraine — Romania

Cyprus — Germany

UEF Euro 2026 Futsal Qualification

Group 1: Ukraine, Romania, Germany, Cyprus.

Group 2: Finland, Italy, Belarus, Malta.

Group 3: Poland, Slovakia, Moldova, Turkey.

Group 4: Slovenia, Hungary, Montenegro, Norway.

Group 5: Croatia, Azerbaijan, Sweden, Greece.

Group 6: Kazakhstan, Armenia, Denmark, Albania.

Group 7: Portugal, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Andorra.

Group 8: Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, England, Switzerland.

Group 9: Serbia, Czech Republic, Belgium, Austria.

Group 10: France, Georgia, Kosovo, Bulgaria.

The Euro 2026 Futsal Championship will be the second edition after expanding the final stage from 12 to 16 teams and deciding to hold the tournament every four years instead of two.

UEF Euro 2026 Futsal Format

Qualification includes three stages: a preliminary round (mini-tournaments), group stage (groups with home and away matches) and playoffs (home and away matches).

The hosts of the tournament, Latvia and Lithuania, automatically qualified for Euro 2026. Some teams started in the preliminary round, others — directly in the main.

Main Round (December 9, 2024 - April 16, 2025)

40 participants (34 best national teams according to the ranking as of December 2023 and six best from the preliminary round) were divided into 10 groups of four teams each. Each team will face every other in their group at home and away. The ten group winners join Latvia and Lithuania in the final stage, while eight second-placed teams play in the playoffs.

During the draw, the national teams were divided into four pots of 10 teams each based on their coefficients as of April 18, 2024.

Playoffs (September 15—24, 2025)

The draw will take place on May 21, 2025. Eight teams will be paired into four pairs. After home and away matches, the last four participants of the final stage will be determined.

Final Tournament (January 20—February 7, 2026)

The draw will take place on October 24, 2025. Sixteen teams will be divided into four groups. The top two from each group advance to the quarter-finals.