In the first round of the playoffs, Vladimir Pyatenko’s men knocked out Turkey (1:1, 2:0). Now, in the second stage, the blue-yellow team will fight for a ticket to the European Championship with Belgium, which in the sum of two games passed Greece (0:0, 5:0).
The first match of the second round of the Euro-2025 playoffs between the women’s national teams of Ukraine and Belgium will take place on November 29 in Antalya, Turkey (start – 19:00), and the second – on December 3 in Leuven, Belgium (start – 21:15).
According to the results of the qualifying group stage, tickets to the final tournament of the European Championship, which will be held from July 2 to 27, 2025 in Switzerland, were awarded to the two best teams in each group of League A: Denmark, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain . Another participant is the host team – Switzerland. The remaining 7 tickets will be played in the second round of the playoffs (home and away matches).
Playoffs of the Euro-2025 selection among women’s teams – matches of the second round will be held on November 28/29 and December 3. In the second round of the playoffs, 14 national teams will play for 7 tickets to the final tournament of Euro-2025, where a total of 16 participating teams will perform.
In the matches against the Belgians, the coach of the Ukrainian national team, Vladimir Pyatenko, is counting on 24 players. The draw for the final tournament will take place on December 16.
The composition of the women’s team of Ukraine
Goalkeepers: Ekaterina Samson (Vorskla Poltava), Darya Bondarchuk (Metalist 1925 Kharkiv), Darya Kelyushik (Kolos Kovalevka).
Defenders: Ekaterina Korsun, Yana Kotyk, Iryna Podolskaya, Marina Shaynyuk (all from Vorskla Poltava), Darya Apanashchenko, Olga Basanskaya (both from Metallist 1925 Kharkiv), Lyubov Shmatko, Yana Derkach (both from Fomget, Turkey).
Linebackers: Victoria Girin (Ladomyr Vladimir), Veronika Andruhtv, Dayana Semkiv (both Kolos Kovalevka), Yana Kalinina (Vorskla Poltava), Tamila Khymych, Yulia Shevchuk, Natiya Pantsulaya, Anna Petryk (all – Metallist 1925 Kharkiv), Nikol Kozlova (Glasgow City, Scotland), Jana Malakhova (Mura Nona, Slovenia).
Attackers: Roksolana Kravchuk (Vorskla Poltava), Olga Ovdiychuk (Fomget, Turkey), Inna Glushchenko (Lille, France).
Women’s Euro 2025 qualification play-offs
The second round. November 28/29 and December 3
- Portugal – Czech Republic
- Scotland – Finland
- Ukraine – Belgium
- Wales – Ireland
- Poland – Austria
- Northern Ireland – Norway
- Serbia – Sweden
Source: sport.ua