The match of the France Espoirs team in Ukraine for the Euro 2023 qualifications, initially scheduled for Tuesday March 29 in Lviv, has been officially postponed by UEFA due to the war.
On its website, UEFA indicates
"match postponed"
for the two matches of the Ukrainian Hopes which were scheduled during the next international window, in Armenia on Thursday March 24 and against France on March 29. First, the European body had decided to maintain these matches on neutral ground.
But the Ukrainian hopefuls, who mostly play in local clubs, are unable to train due to the armed conflict triggered by Russia on February 24.
France team: the Espoirs match in Ukraine postponed https://t.co/DpfmsByUtF
— Matches News (@matchActus) March 7, 2022
The French Football Federation (FFF)
"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"
, it is specified. at the FFF.
Les Bleuets will therefore only play 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.
Four days from the end of qualifying, the team led by Sylvain Ripoll leads Group H with a three-point lead over Ukraine.
At the beginning of October, the Bleuets had largely disposed of the Ukrainians at the Francis-Le Blé stadium in Brest, with a score of 5-0.
Organized jointly by Romania and Georgia, the Euro Espoirs will bring together sixteen teams next year, from June 9 to July 2, 2023.