Team analysis
Ukraine
| No. | Player | Born | Pos. | NED | ENG | NOR | GS | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Babichyn | 22/08/2000 | Goalkeeper | Rukh Vynnyky (UKR) | ||||
| 3 | Roman Slyva | 23/09/2000 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | FC Karpaty Lviv (UKR) | |
| 4 | Ihor Snurnitsyn | 07/03/2000 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | FC Olimpik Donetsk (UKR) | |
| 5 | Oleksandr Syrota | 11/06/2000 | Defender | FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) | ||||
| 7 | Vladyslav Supryaha | 15/02/2000 | Forward | 48* | 80 | 80 | FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) | |
| 8 | Olexiy Kashchuk | 29/06/2000 | Midfield | 80 | 80 | 80 | 1 | FC Mariupol (UKR) |
| 9 | Artur Vashchyshyn | 11/06/2000 | Midfield | 80 | 75* | 25* | FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) | |
| 10 | Heorhii Tsitaishvili | 18/11/2000 | Midfield | 53* | 39+ | 80 | FC Vorskla Poltava (UKR) | |
| 11 | Ievgenii Isaienko | 07/08/2000 | Forward | 80 | 80 | 52* | Kolos Kovalivka (UKR) | |
| 12 | Dany Ltaif | 01/05/2000 | Goalkeeper | 80 | 80 | 80 | FC Olimpik Donetsk (UKR) | |
| 13 | Illia Malyshkin | 10/03/2000 | Defender | 80 | 41* | 80 | Kolos Kovalivka (UKR) | |
| 14 | Mykyta Titaievskyi | 13/01/2000 | Midfield | 2+ | 52*+ | FC Chornomorets Odesa (UKR) | ||
| 15 | Petro Kharzhevskyi | 03/01/2000 | Midfield | 80 | 80 | 80 | Rukh Vynnyky (UKR) | |
| 16 | Vikentii Voloshyn | 17/04/2001 | Midfield | 5+ | FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) | |||
| 17 | Artem Kholod | 22/01/2000 | Forward | 32+ | 3+ | 1 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) | |
| 18 | Bohdan Biloshevskyi | 12/01/2000 | Midfield | 80 | 80 | 80 | FC Desna Chernihiv (UKR) | |
| 19 | Bohdan Kurtiak | 11/03/2000 | Defender | 39+ | FC Karpaty Lviv (UKR) | |||
| 22 | Vadym Mashchenko | 26/07/2000 | Midfield | 25*+ | 41* | 28+ | FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) |
Pos. = Position; GS = Goals scored; * = Started; + = Substitute
Ukraine team analysis
• 1-4-3-3 with single screening midfielder or 1-4-2-3-1 (v Netherlands)
• Swift transitions to compact 1-4-1-4-1 defensive block with high line
• Direct counterattacking, notably via pace of Kashchuk on right
• Good off-the-ball movements by midfielders, attackers
• Biloshevskyi in key holding midfielder role; anticipation, ball-winning
• Aggressive pressure on ball carrier; aerial power at set plays and crosses
• Athletic players with strong work ethic, tactical discipline