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U-21: Ukraine's youth national team has begun preparation for the Euro 2027 qualification match against Turkey and a friendly match against Albania
The Ukraine U-21 national team has begun preparations for a Euro 2027 (U-21) qualifying match against Turkey and a friendly match against Albania. On November 14 in Istanbul, within the Euro 2027 (U-21) qualifiers, the blue-and-yellow team will play against Turkey, and on November 17 in the city of Elbasan, they will hold a friendly match with Albania.
Photo by Andriy Grabovskyy
The Ukrainian youth team has begun preparations for a Euro-2027 (U-21) qualifier match against Turkey and a friendly match against Albania.
On November 14 in Istanbul, within the Euro-2027 (U-21) qualifiers, the blue-and-yellow team will play against Turkey, and on November 17 in the city of Elbasan, they will hold a friendly match with Albania.
Photo by Andriy Hrabovskiy
Compared to the previously published squad, there have been two changes in Unai Melgasi's team. Instead of Kiev Dynamo defender Taras Mykhavk, who is preparing with the national team for 2026 World Cup qualifiers, and injured midfielder Roman Salenka from Luhansk Zorya, goalkeeper Vladyslav Kysil from Spanish Ponferradina and Donetsk Shakhtar midfielder Anton Glushchenko have been called up.
Photo by Andriy Hrabovskiy
Squad of the Ukrainian youth team
Goalkeepers: Vladyslav Kravivcov ('Girona', Spain), Victor Dolhyi ('Oleksandria'), Ivan Paholyuk ('Kolos' Kovalyovka).
Defenders: Alexey Gushev ('Kudryavka'), Serhiy Koronychuk ('Veres' Rivne), Ilya Krupskyi ('Metalist 1925' Kharkiv), Vladyslav Zakharchenko ('Dynamo' Kyiv), Vitaliy Holod ('Ruh' Lviv), Mykola Oharkov ('Oleksandria'), Vladyslav Kysil ('Ponferradina', Spain).
Midfielders: Anton Tserenko ('Lechia', Poland), Hennadiy Synchuk ('Montreal', Canada), Danylo Krevsun ('Borussia' D, Germany), Maksym Melnychenko ('Polska' Zhytomyr), Daniil Vashchenko ('Oleksandria'), Artem Slesar, Andriy Matveychuk (both — 'Zorya' Luhansk), Artem Gusol ('Kolos' Kovalyovka), Ivan Varfolomeev ('Lincoln City', England), Yevheniy Pastukh (LNZ Chernihiv), Anton Glushenko ('Shakhtar' Donetsk).
Forwards: Artem Stepanov ('Nurnberg', Germany), Oleksandr Pishchur ('ETO Dijon', Hungary).
Euro-2027 (U-21). Qualifying tournament. Group H
05.09.2025
09.09.2025
Lithuania — Hungary — 1:1
Turkey — Croatia — 1:1
10.10.2025
Turkey — Lithuania — 2:0
14.10.2025
Hungary — Turkey — 1:1
Standings table
|
|
Team |
M |
W |
D |
L |
G |
Pts |
|
1 |
Turkey |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4—2 |
5 |
|
2 |
Croatia |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2—1 |
4 |
|
3 |
Ukraine |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7—4 |
4 |
|
4 |
Hungary |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5—5 |
3 |
|
5 |
Lithuania |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1—7 |
1 |
Schedule of Group H matches
13.11.2025
Croatia — Lithuania
14.11.2025
Turkey — Ukraine
18.11.2025
Lithuania — Turkey
Hungary — Croatia
27.03.2026
Ukraine — Lithuania
31.03.2026
Hungary — Ukraine
Croatia — Turkey
26.09.2026
Ukraine — Turkey
Croatia — Hungary
01.10.2026
Hungary — Lithuania
02.10.2026
Ukraine — Croatia
06.10.2026
Turkey — Hungary
Lithuania — Croatia
In the final stage of Euro-2027 (U-21), 16 teams will participate: Albania, Serbia and another 14 squads that join them based on qualifying results (nine group winners, the best team among second-place finishers, and four playoff winners from a tournament featuring eight second-place finishers).
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