Today, on October 18, the draw for the final part of the youth Euro 2023 (U-21) will take place in Bucharest. Start - in 19:00 Kyiv time. According to its results, the youth team of Ukraine recognizes its rivals in the group, among other things.
Before the start of the draw, all 16 participants of the European Championship will be divided into four pots according to their UEFA youth national team rankings. The Ukrainian "youth team" was in the last, fourth pot. So, the probability that Ruslan Rotan's team will get the strongest possible opponents is very high.
The composition of the baskets for the draw for Euro 2023 (U-21)
Basket 1: Spain, Portugal, Germany, France.
Basket 2: Netherlands, England, Italy, Romania.
Basket 3: Croatia, Switzerland, Belgium, Czech Republic.
Basket 4: UKRAINE, Norway, Israel, Georgia.
Based on the results of the draw, four groups of four teams each will be formed. The two strongest teams from each quartet will advance to the Euro quarter-finals.
Recall that the final part of Euro 2023 (U-21) will be held from June 21 to July 8, 2023 in Romania and Georgia.