The Ukrainian national football team (U-21) confidently defeated Northern Ireland in the match of the 8th round of the Euro 2025 qualifying tournament. This was reported by the press service of the UAF, Komersant ukrainskyi
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The match ended with a score of 2: 1.
Nazar Voloshin (10) and Maxim Bragaru (30) scored goals for the Ukrainian national team. Allen (80, penalty) scored for Northern Ireland.
Thus, Ukraine has guaranteed itself a place at Euro 2025. Even if the Ukrainian youth team takes second place in the group, it will be one of the three best teams from the second places.
Currently, the Ukrainian youth team has a maximum of 24 points, while its closest pursuer, England, has 19.
The Ukrainians will play their next match on 11 October against England, and the last qualifying game against Serbia will take place on 15 October.
Playoffs: 11-19 November 2024.
There will be 16 teams in the final part of Euro 2025 (U-21): Slovakia and 15 other teams that will join it based on the results of the qualifiers (nine group winners, three best teams among the runners-up and three winners of the play-offs, in which six runners-up will play).