Details of the Euro 2026 Final Draw
UEFA has published the procedure for the draw of the Euro 2026 final tournament, which will take place on October 24 in Kaunas, Lithuania. The draw will start at 12:00 Kyiv time. A total of 16 teams will be distributed into four pots according to the national teams' rankings as of September 25.
- Pot 1: Portugal, Spain, Ukraine, France.
- Pot 2: Croatia, Italy, Slovenia, Czech Republic.
- Pot 3: Poland, Armenia, Georgia, Belarus.
- Pot 4: Belgium, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania.
During the draw, UEFA will separate our team and the Belarusian team into different groups. The host countries of the tournament will also be automatically distributed into the relevant groups: Latvia – into Group A, Lithuania – into Group B, Slovenia – into Group C. According to UEFA, Ukraine will end up in Group A or B.
The Euro 2026 tournament will run from January 21 to February 7 at the stadiums in Riga (Latvia), Kaunas (Lithuania), and Ljubljana (Slovenia).
Important Victory for the Ukrainian National Team
The Ukrainian national football team has achieved an important victory over Azerbaijan in the World Cup qualifiers. Earlier, in the World Cup qualifying match, the Ukrainian team also defeated Iceland.
Results of the World Cup Qualifying Matches
Iceland – Ukraine 3:5 (1:3)
Goals: Ellertsson, 35, Gudmundsson, 59, 75 – Malinovsky, 14, 45+5, Hutsulyak, 45, Kalyuzhny, 85, Ocheretko, 89
Azerbaijan – Ukraine 1:1 (0:0).
Goals: Mahmudov (72, pen.) – Sudakov (51)
The Ukrainian team also suffered a defeat against France with a score of 0:2 in the qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup.
During the match against France, Ukrainian fans supported the national team by displaying a banner reading 'Fortress of Europe'.
After the details of the Euro 2026 final draw were announced, it became clear that the Ukrainian team would end up in Group A or B alongside significant opponents. At the same time, the victory of the team in the match against Azerbaijan in the World Cup qualifiers was crucial. Furthermore, in the match against France, Ukrainian fans showed their support for their team, demonstrating patriotic spirit during the game.