Today, February 16, the Ukrainian youth team U-17 within the framework of an international tournament in Croatian Poreč will play their final match — against the hosts.

The blue and yellow team started with a confident victory over Greece (3:1), but lost to Israel in the second game (0:5). The Croatian team won both matches and leads the tournament table before the decisive match.

Recall that this tournament in Poreč is part of Ukraine's preparation for the second round of Euro-2026 qualification (U-17).

The match between the Ukrainian and Croatian youth teams will begin at 11:00 AM Kyiv time. The live stream — on the UEFA YouTube channel.

Ukrainian U-17 youth team squad

Goalkeepers: Yan Zhuravsky (Atlético, Spain), Denis Stolyarenko (Lechia, Poland), Bogdan Semeshko (Munakach Mukachevo).

Defenders: Nazar Smotrytsky (LNU Chernihiv), Andriy Kurlatov (Alexandria), Danylo Pryhodko (Polissia, Zhitomir), Sergiy Zvarich (Karpaty Lviv), Yegor Onishchuk, Oleh Pylpyuk (both — Shakhtar Donetsk), Zahar Onishchuk (Bologna, Italy).

Midfielders: Svyatoslav Bandilo (Polissia Zhitomir), Ivan Zadorenko (Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih), Yevheniy Voloshko, Artem Trokhym (both — Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleksandr Hoch (Ruch Lviv), Vsevolod Linnik (Stuttgart, Germany), Artem Rybak (Barcelona, Spain), Svyatoslav Gloyts (Karpaty Lviv).

Forwards: Danyil Pylpychuk (Lechia, Poland), Adam Guram (Hajduk, Croatia), Maksym Ugrik, Oleh Dyurinets (both — Ruch Lviv).

U-17 youth teams tournament in Croatia

2/11. Ukraine (U-17) vs Greece (U-17) - 3:1

2/11. Croatia (U-17) vs Israel (U-17) - 3:1

2/13. Israel (U-17) vs Ukraine (U-17) - 5:0

2/13. Croatia (U-17) vs Greece (U-17) - 2:0

Tournament table

2/16. Croatia vs Ukraine (11:00)

Recall that the Ukrainian youth team U-17 in the second round of Euro-2026 qualification will play in Group 6 of League B, where their opponents will be Latvia and Albania. The tournament in our group from March 3 to June 9 will be hosted by Albania.

European Championship 2026 (U-17). Second round of qualification

League A

Group A1: Germany, France, Slovenia, North Macedonia.

Group A2: Iceland, Portugal, Italy, Romania.

Group A3: Sweden, Montenegro, Greece, Norway.

Group A4: Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Austria, Denmark.

Group A5: Belgium, Cyprus, Serbia, Switzerland.

Group A6: Spain, Turkey, Scotland, Northern Ireland.

Group A7: Ireland, Slovakia, Croatia, Poland.

League B

Group B1: Israel, Faroe Islands, England, Estonia.

Group B2: Bulgaria, Lithuania, Malta, Azerbaijan.

Group B3: Wales, Georgia, San Marino, Andorra.

Group B4: Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Gibraltar.

Group B5: Hungary, Luxembourg, Armenia, Liechtenstein.

Group B6: Ukraine, Latvia, Albania.

Group B7: Netherlands, Belarus, Kosovo.

In the second round, 28 teams (14 winners of Group Stage 1 and 14 that occupy the second place) will compete in seven groups of League A from March 30 to June 30. The qualifiers' winners join the host Estonia for the final stage, which runs from May 25 to June 7, 2026. The draw is scheduled for April 9.

Meanwhile, 26 teams will compete in seven groups of League B (five — four teams, two — three) until June 30, 2026.

Both tournaments are important in the context of forming Leagues A and B for Group Stage 1 of Euro-2028 qualification (U-19).