Meet the U19 EURO Futsal semi-finalists: Portugal – Ukraine, Spain – Poland
The UEFA European Under-19 Futsal Championship semi-finals will take place this Thursday at the Olivo Arena in Jaén, and at stake is access to Saturday’s final.
Portugal, winners of Group B, who collected the most points, kick off against Ukraine, ranked second in Group A. , just as they did on their way to victory in Riga 2019.
We present the candidates, with Spain looking to retain the title at home.
Calendar of the phase to be eliminated
Thursday:
Semi finals Portugal – Ukraine (17h00)
Spain – Poland (20:00)
Saturday, September 10th:
Final
Spain / Poland – Portugal / Ukraine (18h00)
Mainland Portugal time. A tie at the end of the semi-final or final time will be played in extra time with two five-minute periods. If equality persists after extra time, the winner will be found by penalty.
Portugal
Road to the semi-finals
Main Round Group 2 Winner (Vila do Conde, Portugal): W16-0 Cyprus, W6-0 Greece, W5-3 Czech Republic
Finals Group B winner: W4-2 Poland, W2-1 France, W6-1 Italy
Top scorer in the finals: Diogo Furtado 4
Final stage of 2019: Semi finals
Group stage: W6-0 Latvia, W3-1 Poland, W4-1 Russia
Semi-finals: D2-2, 2-3pen Croatia
- Portugal’s senior team, of which the U-19 coach, José Luís Mendes, is also part of the technical team, is world and European champions.
Ukraine
Road to the semi-finals
Main Stage Group 6 Winner (Ciorescu, Moldova): W10-2 Andorra, W11-0 Belgium, W5-0 Moldova
Finals Group A second: W6-4 Croatia, W5-2 Romania, D2-2 Spain
Top scorer in the finals: Yaroslav Krasnii 4
Final stage of 2019: Group stage
Group stage: W7-0 Netherlands, D1-7 Spain, D1-3 Croatia
- Spain will avoid the first defeat in the 11 games they have played in this competition since the first edition in 2019.
Spain (hosts/champions)
Road to the semi-finals
Finals Group A winners: W9-0 Romania, W11-1 Croatia, D2-2 Ukraine
Top scorer in the finals: Pablo Ordonez 4
Final stage of 2019: Winner
Group stage: W3-0 Croatia, W7-1 Ukraine, W5-0 Netherlands
Semi-finals: W3-1 Poland
Final: W6-1 Croatia
- Spain got a record victory on matchday one and that maximum a day later.
Poland
Road to the semi-finals
Main Stage Group 4 Winner (Janakkala, Finland): W3-2 Kazakhstan, D1-3 Bosnia and Herzegovina, W8-4 Finland
Finals Group B winners: D2-4 Portugal, W4-1 Italy, W3-2 France
Top scorer in the finals: Szymon Licznerski, Kamil Roll 3
Final stage of 2019: Semi finals
Group stage: W3-2 Russia, D1-3 Portugal, W3-1 Latvia
Semi-finals: D1-3 Spain
- Poland reached the semi-finals in both editions of EURO Futsal U19 (also against Spain in 2019), as the only major futsal semi-finals their country has played in.