U20 World Cup - Group B: Preview, squad and schedule for Ukraine

Champions in 2019, Ukraine is one of five European nations competing at the U20 World Cup in Chile. Dmytro Mykhaylenko's youngsters are aiming to reclaim the title.

Ukraine U20 team preview

- Ukraine returns to the final stage after a six-year absence (the 2021 Indonesia edition was canceled and they did not qualify for Argentina 2023).

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- The Blue and Yellows are playing their fifth final tournament after 2001, 2005, 2015, and 2019.

Ukraine U20 qualification path

Ukraine qualified thanks to their performances at the 2024 UEFA Under-19 EURO. They reached the semi-finals before losing to France (1-0).

Ukraine U20 squad

Goalkeepers: Andriy Lunin, Vladyslav Kucheruk, Dmytro Riznyk.

Defenders: Denys Popov, Oleh Veremienko, Ihor Snurnitsyn, Oleksandr Safronov, Viktor Kornienko, Danylo Beskorovaynyi, Yukhym Konoplia, Valeriy Bondar.

Midfielders: Giorgi Tsitaishvili, Serhiy Buletsa, Oleksii Kashchuk, Oleksiy Khakhlov, Maksym Chekh, Mykola Musolitin, Kyrylo Dryshlyuk.

Forwards: Danylo Sikan, Vladyslav Supryaha, Denis Ustimenko.

Ukraine U20 schedule in Group B

Saturday, September 27

08:00 GMT: South Korea vs Ukraine (Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso)

Tuesday, September 30

08:00 GMT: Panama vs Ukraine (Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso)

Friday, October 3

08:00 GMT: Ukraine vs Paraguay (Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago)

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.