The tournament in the group will take place in Albania from November 12 to 18. The start of today's match against the hosts is at 3 PM Kyiv time. Live broadcast — on the YouTube channel of the UAF.

"All boys want to perform as well as possible. There is enough information about the opponents in the coaching staff. All teams in our group are approximately of the same level. Our goal is to advance to the next round of qualification for the European Championship. And from which position, that's not so important," — noted the head coach of Ukraine, Dmitry Mykhaylenko, the day before.

UEFA Euro 2026 (U-19). Qualification Round. Group 5

November 12, 2025

Montenegro — Slovakia (Rogozhine, 1 PM)

Ukraine — Albania (Durrës, 3 PM)

November 15, 2025

Ukraine — Montenegro (Rogozhine, 1 PM)

Slovakia — Albania (Durrës, 3 PM)

November 18, 2025

Slovakia — Ukraine (Rogozhine, 3 PM)

Albania — Montenegro (Durrës, 3 PM)

The list of players called up to participate in the qualification round for UEFA Euro 2026 (U-19) includes 21 members.

Squad of Ukraine's Youth National Team U-19

Goalkeepers: Nazariy Domchak («Karpaty» Lviv), Yevhen Morozov («Zürich», Switzerland), Illia Voloshin («Real Madrid», Spain).

Defenders: Yuri Kokodyanyak («Karpaty» Lviv), Kyrylo Dytynar, Yegor Shershuk (both — «Metalist» Kharkiv), Yaroslav Milokost, Mykhailo Reshetnykov, Nikita Kalyuzhnyi (all — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Danylo Malov («Olimpia» Ljubljana, Slovenia), Kostiantyn Hubenko («Dynamo» Kyiv).

Midfielders: Bogdan Redushko («Dynamo» Kyiv), Oleksandr Kamenskyi («Kryvbas» Kryvyi Rih), Vladyslav Tyutyunov («Shakhtar» Donetsk), Oleksandr Soroka («Gent», Belgium), Oleksandr Feshchenko («Obolon» Kyiv), Zakhary Baumann («Norwich City», England), Demyan Ysin («Calvi Noale», Italy).

Forwards: Bogdan Popov («Empoli», Italy), Yaroslav Boyko («Valencia», Spain), Dmytro Bogdanov («Union Berlin», Germany).

As a reminder, according to the qualification round draw results for UEFA Euro 2026 (U-19), Ukraine's youth national team was placed in Group 5 along with teams from Montenegro, Slovakia, and Albania.

Results of the Qualification Round Draw for UEFA Euro 2026 (U-19)

Group 1: Ireland, Netherlands, Cyprus, Kazakhstan.

Group 2: France, Hungary, Bulgaria, Faroe Islands.

Group 3: Turkey, Greece, Belarus, Liechtenstein.

Group 4: Israel, Austria, Slovenia, Luxembourg.

Group 5: Ukraine, Slovakia, Montenegro, Albania.

Group 6: Serbia, Croatia, Georgia, Gibraltar.

Group 7: Romania, Iceland, Finland, Andorra.

Group 8: England, Scotland, Latvia, Lithuania.

Group 9: Italy, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova.

Group 10: Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, San Marino.

Group 11: Portugal, Belgium, North Macedonia, Estonia.

Group 12: Norway, Germany, Armenia, Kosovo.

Group 13: Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Malta, Azerbaijan.

52 teams are divided into 13 groups of four participants each. The host nation, Wales' national team, automatically received a bye for this tournament, while Spain's national team will enter the elite round of qualification.

Based on the results of the qualification round, the two best teams from each group, as well as the best third-placed team among those that finish in third place, join Spain in the elite round. This round will take place in spring 2026 and will determine seven national teams across seven groups to join Wales in the finals of UEFA Euro 2026 (U-19).