The match of the France Espoirs team in Ukraine for the Euro-2023 qualifications, initially scheduled for March 29 in Lviv (west), has been officially postponed by UEFA due to the war, a-t- we learned Monday from the French Football Federation.
On its website, the governing body of European football indicates "match postponed" for the two matches of the Ukrainian Hopes which were scheduled during the next international window, in Armenia on March 24 and against France on March 29.
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UEFA had initially decided to maintain these matches, on neutral ground.
But the Ukrainian hopefuls, the vast majority of whom play in local clubs, are unable to train due to the armed conflict launched by Russia on February 24.
The French Federation “awaits a return from UEFA in early April” concerning the fate of the Ukraine-France match, but “we are heading towards a postponement to the dates of June”, we specify to the FFF.
Les Bleuets will therefore play only one official match, on March 24 in Calais against the Faroe Islands, before continuing their qualifying campaign on June 3 and 7, against Serbia in Sedan and in Armenia.
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Four days from the end of qualifying, the team led by Sylvain Ripoll is at the top of Group H with a three-point lead over Ukraine.