The U-19 youth futsal team of Ukraine played a friendly match against the Spanish team in preparation for Euro-2025 (U-19). The match took place at the training base of the national teams of Spain, where our team lost with a score of 1:3. The goal for Ukraine was scored by Stanislav Shkliaruk, but this did not help the team achieve victory.
Friendly match
Spain U-19 – Ukraine U-19 – 3:1 (0:1)
Goals: Gonzalez (19), Martinez (29), Llaos (40) – Gonzalez (12, own goal).
Earlier, the national football team of Ukraine drew with Azerbaijan 1:1 in the second round of qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The next opponent for our footballers will be the team of Iceland away on October 10.
World Cup qualifiers. Group D
Azerbaijan – Ukraine 1:1 (0:0).
Goals: Mahmudov (72, pen.) – Sudakov (51).
It is also worth mentioning that at the qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup between Ukraine and France, Ukrainian fans supported their team by unfurling a huge banner that read 'Fortress of Europe'.
The U-19 futsal team of Ukraine suffered a defeat in a friendly match against Spain, while the football team drew with Azerbaijan. Against this background, the huge banner with the inscription 'Fortress of Europe' became a symbolic support for Ukrainian athletes in tough matches.