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U-18: The Ukrainian Under-18 National Team will conduct a training camp and play two friendly matches against Italy.
The Ukrainian U-18 national team (players born in 2008) will conduct a training camp in February and play two friendly matches against Italy. The gathering within the team's preparation for the first round of Euro-2027 (U-19) qualification will take place from February 13 to February 20 in Rome.
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The Ukrainian U-18 national team (players born in 2008) will conduct a training camp and play two friendly matches against Italy in February.
The training camp for the preparation of the team for the first round of Euro-2027 (U-19) qualification will take place from February 13 to 20 in Rome. During this period, under the guidance of Dmitry Mikhaylenko at the Riano Athletic Center, which belongs to the club "Roma City," two friendly matches with Italy's U-18 team will be held. Our coach expects 22 performers.
Composition of the Ukrainian U-18 national team
GK: Kyrylo Hadashevych (Wolfsburg, Germany), Fedir Tkachenko (Betis, Spain).
D: Yevhen Kostyuk, Nikita Kaluzhnyi, Yaroslav Mylokost, Oleksandr Balakai (all from Shakhtar Donetsk), Danylo Ogorodnik (Dynamo Kyiv), Arsen Zalipka (Ruch Lviv), Volodymyr Halyi (Poliisya Zhytomyr), Yevhen Sherstyuk (Metallist Kharkiv), Mykhailo Melnyk (Napoli, Italy).
DM: Artem Zubryi (Shakhtar Donetsk), Pavlo Lysyn, Arseniy Fedorenko (both from Dynamo Kyiv), Muhamed Djurabeyev (Ruch Lviv), Illia Kutiya (Haiduk, Croatia), Mykola Tsimbalyuk (Vislia, Poland).
FW: Ivan Andreyko (Dynamo Kyiv), Matviy Bodnar (Kryvyi Rih), Dmytro Zudin (Haiduk, Croatia), Vitalii Glut (Chicago Fire, USA), Kirill Sydoruk (Stuttgart, Germany).
Schedule of the Ukrainian U-18 national team matches in Italy
17.02. Italy vs. Ukraine. 15:30
19.02. Italy vs. Ukraine. 12:00
Match start times — Kyiv time.
Reminder, in the first round of Euro-2027 (U-19) qualification, the blue and yellow team will play in group A3 together with Czech Republic, Finland, and Estonia. The tournament in our group from March 25 to 31 will be hosted by Finland.
European Championship 2027 (U-19). First round of qualification
Liga A
Group A1: Belgium, Slovenia, Sweden, Cyprus.
Group A2: Italy, Ireland, Poland, Scotland.
Group A3: Czech Republic, Finland, Ukraine, Estonia.
Group A4: Germany, Austria, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Group A5: England, Croatia, Spain, Bulgaria.
Group A6: Portugal, Serbia, Greece, Kazakhstan.
Group A7: France, Switzerland, Hungary, Wales.
Liga B
Group B1: Denmark, Romania, Andorra, Liechtenstein.
Group B2: Turkey, Kosovo, Armenia, Gibraltar.
Group B3: Slovakia, Belarus, Latvia, San Marino.
Group B4: Norway, Albania, Luxembourg, Malta.
Group B5: Netherlands, Faroe Islands, North Macedonia, Moldova.
Group B6: Northern Ireland, Lithuania, Azerbaijan.
Group B7: Iceland, Montenegro, Georgia.
Qualification to the second round
After the first round, teams will advance as follows:
- Teams that occupy 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in Liga A remain in Liga A for the second round;
- Teams that occupy 4th place in Liga A advance to Liga B for the second round;
- Winners of groups in Liga B rise to Liga A for the second round;
- Teams that occupy 2nd, 3rd and 4th place in Liga B remain in Liga B for the second round.
Teams that played against each other in the first round will not meet again in the second round.
