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.

Daniil Abakshin: "We gathered to show what we are capable of as a team"

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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.