The Ukrainian U20 football team has announced its squad for friendly matches against Morocco and the USA.

Before the start of the U20 World Championship in Chile, which the "blue and yellows" qualified for by reaching the semifinals of Euro-2024 U19, coach Dmytro Mykhailenko has scheduled two friendly matches. The Ukrainian team will play against Morocco U20 and USA U19. The matches are set for June 6 and 10 respectively.

Squad of the Ukrainian U20 Team

• Goalkeepers: Ilya Voloshin ("Real", Spain), Denis Marchenko ("Obolon"), Ilya Popovych ("Kishvarda", Hungary).
• Defenders: Mykola Oharikov ("Shakhtar"), Oleksiy Husev ("Metalist 1925"), Vladyslav Zakharchenko ("Dynamo"), Maksym Melnychенко ("Polissya"), Kyrylo Dihtiar ("Metalist"), Mykola Kyrychok ("Karpaty" Lviv), Oleksandr Zhovtenko, Vitaliy Ketrych (both — "Ingulec").
• Midfielders: Dmytriy Kremchanyn, Roman Salenko (both — "Dynamo"), Ivan Chaban, Artur Shakh (both — "Karpaty" Lviv), Viktor Tsukanov ("Shakhtar"), Daniil Vashchenko ("Oleksandriya"), Yaroslav Karaman ("Polissya"), Ramik Gadjiev ("Metalist 1925"), Bohdan Budko ("Alkmaar", Netherlands), Maksym Len ("Fortuna", Germany), Danilo Krevsun ("Borussia Dortmund", Germany).
• Forwards: Vladyslav Herych ("Dynamo"), Artem Husol ("Koloss").

Reserve List: Anton Drozd (defender, "Shakhtar"), Andriy Matkevych (midfielder, "Zorya"), Matviy Ponomarenko (forward, "Dynamo"), Artem Stepanov (forward, "Bayer").

Coach Dmytro Mykhailenko has called up 24 players for the squad. Compared to the March friendlies, there have been nine changes in the lineup.

What is Known About U20 World Cup 2025?

• The tournament will feature 24 teams divided into six groups.
• The draw will take place on May 29, with Ukraine in the second seeding pot.
• The winners and runners-up from each group will advance to the playoffs, along with four best teams from third places.
• Chile will host the World Championship from September 27 to October 19, 2025.
• This will be Ukraine's fifth appearance at the U20 World Cup, with the best result being a victory in 2019.