Lithuania – Ukraine, qualification for Euro 2027 (U-21): where to watch the broadcast

5 September 08:29

Today, on September 5, the youth national men’s national team of Ukraine will play the first match of the Euro 2027 (U-21) qualifying round. Our national team will meet the Lithuanian team in the city of Druskininkai at the LSC Druskininkai Stadium, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.

Groups of the Euro 2027 qualifying tournament (U-21)

Group A: Spain, Romania, Finland, Kosovo, Cyprus, San Marino.
Group B: Portugal, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Scotland, Azerbaijan, Gibraltar.
Group C: France, Switzerland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Luxembourg, Estonia.
Group D: England, Ireland, Slovakia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Andorra.
Group E: Italy, Poland, Sweden, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Armenia.
Group F: Germany, Georgia, Greece, Northern Ireland, Latvia, Malta.
Group G: Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Group H: Ukraine, Croatia, Hungary, Turkey, Lithuania.
Group I: Denmark, Belgium, Austria, Wales, Belarus.

16 national teams will take part in the final stage of Euro 2027 (U-21): Albania, Serbia and 14 other teams that will qualify (nine group leaders, the best team among the second places and four winners of the playoffs, where eight second place winners will compete).

Calendar of Group H matches in the Euro 2027 (U-21) qualifiers

05.09.2025. Lithuania – Ukraine
09.09.2025. Lithuania – Hungary
09.09.2025. Turkey – Croatia
10.10.2025. Ukraine – Hungary
10.10.2025. Turkey – Lithuania
14.10.2025. Croatia – Ukraine
14.10.2025. Hungary – Turkey
13.11.2025. Croatia – Lithuania
14.11.2025. Turkey – Ukraine
18.11.2025. Lithuania – Turkey
18.11.2025. Hungary – Croatia
27.03.2026. Ukraine – Lithuania
31.03.2026. Hungary – Ukraine
31.03.2026. Croatia – Turkey
26.09.2026. Ukraine – Turkey
26.09.2026. Croatia – Hungary
01.10.2026. Hungary – Lithuania
02.10.2026. Ukraine – Croatia
06.10.2026. Turkey – Hungary
06.10.2026. Lithuania – Croatia

Playoffs: november 9-17, 2026.

The final tournament of Euro 2027 (U-21) is to take place in four arenas in Albania (Tirana, Shkodër, Elbasan, Rogozhina) and four in Serbia (Novi Sad, Loznica, Leskovac, Zaječar). The initial match will take place in Serbia, and the decisive one in Albania.

In addition, the results of Euro 2027 (U-21) will determine the UEFA representatives at the 2028 Olympics – the 4 best teams of the tournament will get there. So this selection is also the beginning of a long journey to the Olympic stadiums.

The composition of the youth national team of Ukraine

Goalkeepers: Vladyslav Krapyvtsov (Girona, Spain), Ilya Popovych (Kisvárda, Hungary), Ivan Pakholyuk (Kolos Kovalivka).

Defenders: Ilya Krupsky (Metalist 1925 Kharkiv), Vyacheslav Kulbachuk (Debrecen, Hungary), Mykola Kyrychok (Karpaty Lviv), Andriy Kitela, Vitaliy Kholod (both Rukh Lviv), Mykola Ogarkov (Oleksandriya), Serhiy Korniychuk (Polissya Zhytomyr), Daniel Vernattus (Metalist Kharkiv).

Midfielders: Oleh Fedor, Artur Shakh (both – Karpaty Lviv), Roman Salenko (Zorya Luhansk), Ramik Hadzhiev (Metalist 1925 Kharkiv), Timur Tuterov (Sunderland, England), Hennadii Synchuk (Montreal, Canada), Danylo Krevsun (Borussia D, Germany), Maksym Melnychenko (Polissia Zhytomyr), Artem Husol (Kolos Kovalivka), Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City, England).

Forwards: Artem Stepanov (Nuremberg, Germany), Matviy Ponomarenko (Dynamo Kyiv), Oleksandr Pyshchur (Gyor, Hungary).

Lithuania – Ukraine, U-21: odds

The Ukrainian national team is the absolute favorite of this match. The bookmakers’ odds on its victory are 1.28, while Lithuania’s victory is given at 9.20.