Today, on October 25 in the city of Senec at the eponymous stadium, a friendly match will take place between the national women's teams of Slovakia and Ukraine (kickoff at 6:00 PM Kyiv time).

"Our nearest opponents — the Slovak and Romanian teams — are progressing, they play themselves and allow their rivals to do so as well. They try to cherish the ball and are dangerous in transition phases. So it will be interesting to observe the rival's behavior on approach runs. I am convinced that these confrontations will benefit us and will be valuable for information purposes. For various reasons, I won't immediately have 11 players from the main squad... The whole team. It's unfortunate that literally at the last moment, Elizaveta Molydukh and Viktoriya Hryin ended up in the infirmary," — said the head coach of Ukraine's women's national team Volodymyr Pyatenko on the eve of the match.

The friendly match between Slovakia and Ukraine will be broadcast live on the YouTube channel of the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF).

We remind you that in the last League of Nations campaign, Ukraine played in League B, managing to secure promotion to League A at the end of the season. With four wins, one draw and one loss, blue-and-yellow scored 13 points, tying with the Czech Republic but having a better head-to-head record. The group also included Croatia and Albania.

After moving up to League A, Ukrainian women will play exclusively friendly matches this fall, while they will find out their opponents in the World Cup 2027 qualification tournament after the draw on November 4. The World Cup qualifiers will start in February and run until the end of 2026.

Squad of Ukraine's Women's National Team

Goalkeepers: Kateryna Samson ("Vorskla" Poltava), Daria Kelyushyk ("Kolos" Kovalevka), Kateryna Boklach ("Nantes", France).

Defenders: Solomiya Kopiak ("Kolos" Kovalevka), Kateryna Korsun, Alina Savka, Iryna Kotyash, Marina Shainyuk (all — "Vorskla" Poltava), Yana Kotyk, Olha Basanska (both — "Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Lyubov Shmatko ("Fomget", Turkey).

Midfielders: Dyana Semkiv, Svitlana Kogut (both — "Kolos" Kovalevka), Nati Panzulaia ("Sisters" Odessa), Anna Petrik, Viktoriya Hryin, Lidiya Zaborovets (all — "Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Viktoriya Radionova ("Vorskla" Poltava), Nikole Kozlova ("Glasgow City", Scotland), Yana Malakhova ("Murka", Slovenia).

Forwards: Elizaveta Molydukh ("Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Roksolana Kravchuk ("Vorskla" Poltava), Olha Ovdychuk ("Fomget", Turkey), Inna Hlushchenko ("Lille", France).

A friendly match between the national teams of Romania and Ukraine will take place on October 28 in Bucharest at the «Concordia C'ianca» stadium (kickoff at 5:30 PM Kyiv time).