Today, September 4th, the Ukraine U-18 team (players born in 2008 and younger) will play their first match at an international tournament in Sweden. The opponent is Norway, kickoff at 6:30 PM Kyiv time, live broadcast on the UAFA YouTube channel.

Overall, Ukrainians in Sweden will play against teams from Norway, Denmark, and the hosts.

"Every new gathering or every tournament is new information for the coach because at a young age it often happens that someone progresses quickly while others decline. Coaches always need to keep their finger on the pulse."

The main task is to prepare players for the senior national team. We work with one model of play, so we look for the best to help boys grow professionally and gain international experience," — noted our team's coach Vladimir Samborskyi the day before.

Composition of Ukraine U-18 National Team

Goalkeepers: Rostyslav Baglai ("Shakhtar" Donetsk), Kyrylo Khadashevych ("VfL Wolfsburg", Germany), Fedir Tkachenko ("Real Betis", Spain).

Defenders: Yegor Kostyuk, Nikita Kaluzhnyi (both — "Shakhtar" Donetsk), Danylo Ogordnyk ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Arsen Zalypka ("Ruh" Lviv), Artur Muradyan ("Borussia Dortmund", Germany), Mykyta Melnyk ("Napoli", Italy), Stanislav Tolstolis ("Nacional", Portugal).

Midfielders: Artem Zubryi, Oleksandr Balakay, Oleksandr Sereda (all — "Shakhtar" Donetsk), Nazar Ivaskiv ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Muhammed Djurabayev ("Ruh" Lviv), Andriy Korol ("Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Artem Korch ("Polesia" Zhytomyr), Illya Kut'ya («Gorica», Croatia), Anton Martinjuk (PSV, Netherlands).

Forwards: Zakharyi Zakharov ("Kolos" Kovalyivka), Dmitry Zudin ("Gorica", Croatia), Illia Menshikov ("Austria Wien", Austria).

Schedule of Ukraine U-18 Matches at the Tournament in Sweden

04.09.2025. Ukraine — Norway (6:30 PM)

06.09.2025. Sweden — Ukraine (5:00 PM)

09.09.2025. Ukraine — Denmark (6:30 PM)