Daniil Abakshin: "We gathered to show what we are capable of as a team"
The Ukrainian national handball player Daniil Abakshan shared his impressions after the team's last match during the group stage of the Euro-2026 finals.
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Ukrainian player Daniil Abakshin shared his impressions after the last match of the team in the group stage of the Euro-2026 final tournament.
As a reminder, yesterday in Rijeka, the blue-yellow team won against Czechia (5:3) and advanced to the quarter-finals of Euro-2026 where they will face France. The match player was recognized as Daniil Abakshin. His post-match commentary can be found here on the official UEFA website.
"We wanted to win to advance to the quarter-finals and cheer our supporters, and we managed to do it. As usual with us, the first match doesn't always go well. But we gathered together and showed what a team can do," — said Daniil Abakshin.
Euro-2026 from Futsal. Group Stage. Group V
1st round
22.01.2026
Armenia — Ukraine — 2:1
Lithuania — Czechia — 3:3
2nd round
25.01.2026
Ukraine — Lithuania — 4:1
Armenia — Czechia — 5:4
3rd round
28.01.2026
Czechia — Ukraine — 3:5
Lithuania — Armenia — 3:3
Final standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1 | Armenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10—8 | 7 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10—6 | 6 |
| 3 | Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7—10 | 2 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10—13 | 1 |
Quarter-finals
1. 31.01.2026. France — Ukraine. 17:00 (Riga)
2. 31.01.2026. Armenia — Croatia. 20:00 (Kaunas)
3. 01.02.2026. Portugal — Belgium. 17:00 (Ljubljana)
4. 01.02.2026. Spain — Italy. 20:30 (Ljubljana)
Semi-finals
04.02.2026. Winner 1 — Winner 3. 18:00/21:30 (Ljubljana)
04.02.2026. Winner 2 — Winner 4. 18:00/21:30 (Ljubljana)
Match for 3rd place
07.02.2026. 17:00 (Ljubljana)
Final
07.02.2026. 20:30 (Ljubljana)
Match start times — Kyiv time.
