Ukraine's U-19 national team defeated Italy and advanced to the semifinals of Euro 2026

Ukraine's U-19 national soccer team defeated their Italian counterparts and advanced to the semifinals of the 2026 European Championship as group winners, where they will face Germany. 

The final match of the group stage ended with a 1–0 victory for the Ukrainian team. 

The lone and winning goal of the match was scored in the 30th minute by Bohdan Olychenko, who made a solo run and fired a shot from inside the penalty area into the top right corner of the opponent’s goal. The Italians were unable to mount a comeback before the final whistle, losing the match and their chance to advance to the tournament’s knockout stage, which was taking place simultaneously with other games.

In the other Group B match, the Croatian national team defeated Serbia 3–0. This result allowed the Croatian team to finish in second place and advance to the semifinals of the competition. The Croatians managed to edge out the Italian national team on tiebreakers thanks to having scored more goals throughout the group stage of the European Championship.

This was reported by the Ukrainian Football Association.

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