The European Championship in socca will take place from May 20 to 24, 2026, in the capital of Albania, Tirana. Twenty-eight national teams are participating, divided into seven groups with four teams each. The top two teams from each group and the two best third-placed teams advance to the round of 16.

Composition of the participants in the European Championship in socca 2026

Group A

Albania, Slovenia, Cyprus, Turkey

Group B

Croatia, England, Spain, Czech Republic

Group C

Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Denmark

Group D

Poland, Bulgaria, Ireland, Montenegro

Group E

Greece, France, Georgia, Netherlands

Group F

Germany, Italy, Belgium, Kosovo

Group G

Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Latvia, Portugal

Schedule of matches for the Ukrainian national team in Group G (with hyperlinks to broadcasts):

May 20, 2026

Ukraine — Latvia — 16:00 

May 21, 2026

Ukraine — Portugal — 10:00

May 22, 2026

Kazakhstan — Ukraine — 18:00

The start times of the matches are given in Kyiv time.

Composition of the Ukrainian national team for the European Championship in socca 2026

Goalkeepers: Roman Pazenko, Oleksandr Poslavskyi.

Field players: Serhiy Maksymets, Serhiy Hiybalo, Anton Ross, Dmytro Melnychuk, Yevhen Melnychuk, Mykita Komysar, Vitalii Kuzmak, Kyrylo Duchiev, Oleksandr Kozin, Ivan Hryhorev, Vladyslav Sokol, Vitalii Goskoderia, Denis Yarych.

Head coach: Mykhailo Shevchenko

Assistant coach: Sviatoslav Markanych

What is socca?

Socca is a variant of football played with six players on each side. The field for socca measures 50x30 meters. A match consists of two halves, each lasting 20 minutes (according to international rules), and teams are made up of one goalkeeper and five outfield players.

Matches can be played on both natural and synthetic grass. The size of the goal is 2x5 meters.