The opponents of the Ukrainian youth national football team at the World Cup have been determined.

The draw for the 2025 World Cup (U-20) took place in Santiago, Chile, where the Ukrainian youth national team, which reached the semifinals of Euro-2024 (U-19) in Northern Ireland, participated. This is reported by 'Glavkom' citing UAF.

The 2025 World Cup (U-20) will take place from September 27 to October 19 in five cities in Chile: Valparaíso, Santiago, Viña del Mar, Rancagua, and Talca. 24 teams from six confederations will participate in the tournament. They will initially compete in six groups, and then the winners and the teams that placed third will advance to the next stage of the tournament.

Group Composition of the World Cup (U-20)

• Group A: Chile, New Zealand, Japan, Egypt.

• Group B: Korea, Ukraine, Paraguay, Panama.

• Group C: Brazil, Mexico, Morocco, Spain.
• Group D: Italy, Australia, Cuba, Argentina.
• Group E: USA, New Caledonia, France, South Africa.
• Group F: Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Norway, Nigeria.

As part of their preparation for the U-20 World Cup 2025, the Ukrainian national team will play two friendly matches in Spain. On June 6, they will meet with Morocco U-20, and on the 10th, they will play against the USA U-19.

The group compositions of the 2025 U-20 World Cup are known due to the draw, in which the Ukrainian national team got into Group B along with Korea, Paraguay, and Panama. The Ukrainian footballers are preparing for the tournament and will play two friendly matches in Spain before the start of the competition in Chile.