Oleksandr Kosenko's team defeats Romanians.
The Ukraine national futsal team defeated Romania in the second round of qualifying for the 2026 European Championship. The match ended with a score of 0:2 in favor of the “blue-yellows”.
In the 11th minute, Mykhailo Zvarych put the Ukrainian team ahead. Soon, Oleksandr Kosenko's charges developed their advantage – Nazar Shved scored. After that, our team confidently brought the matter to victory.
For the Ukrainian team, this is the second victory in a row at the start of the Euro 2026 qualifiers. Our team began the qualifiers with a crushing victory over Cyprus with a score of 7:0.
After two rounds, the Ukrainian team with 6 points is the sole leader of its Euro 2026 qualifier group. The “blue-yellows” are ahead of Romania (3 points), as well as Germany (0) and Cyprus (0), who still have to play each other on December 18.
Kosenko's team will play their next match in the qualification for the continental championship on January 31 against the Germans.
The winners of the groups will directly qualify for the final part of Euro 2026, and the eight best teams that took second place will play for four more tickets to the continental championship in the playoffs.
The 2026 European Futsal Championship will be held from January 18 to February 8, 2026 in Lithuania and Latvia. The hosts of the final tournament automatically received the right to participate in it.
Recall that the Ukrainian team is the current bronze medalist of the World Futsal Championship.
