The Ukrainian men's volleyball team recognized their opponent in the first round of the playoffs of the European Championship-2023. Ugis Krastins's team will play against Portugal in the 1/8 finals of the continental championship. The Blue-Yellows finished the Euro 2023 group stage in third place in Group B. Ukraine (6 points) was ahead of Slovenia (15) and Croatia (8), but ahead of Bulgaria (6), Spain (6) and Finland (4).

According to the tournament regulations, four best teams from six teams of each group advanced to the playoffs.. In the 1/8 finals, the Ukrainians will meet with the holder of the second position in group D - Portugal. The match Ukraine - Portugal will take place on September 8 or 9 at 17:30 Kyiv time in the Bulgarian city of Varna at the arena of the Palace of Culture and Sports. Recall that at the group stage of Euro 2023, the Ukrainian team lost to Slovenia (1:3), Croatia (2:3) and Bulgaria (1:3), and also defeated Finland (3:2) and beat Spain (3:0)..