The qualifying match for Euro 2023 of the France Espoirs team in Ukraine (March 29) has been officially postponed by UEFA due to the war, the FFF said on Monday.
On its website, the European football body indicates “match postponed” for the two meetings of the Ukrainian Hopes which were scheduled during the next international window, in Armenia on March 24 and against France on March 29.
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.
As a reminder, four days before the end of qualifying, Sylvain Ripoll’s team leads Group H with a three-point lead over Ukraine.