Oleksandr Kosenko spoke about his preparations for Euro 2026.

Head coach of the Ukrainian national team Oleksandr Kosenko shared his thoughts before the start of Euro 2026.

“It’s a pity that Rostislav Semenchenko and Andriy Melnik will not help us at this European Championship. This is very close, and even the stench is our key gravel. We have taken out insurance on them, otherwise we will try to find a good replacement for them. We already have evidence - without them we recently played with the Portuguese, and it’s bad to last, especially in the first match.

The captain, Petro Shoturma, will find the way to the Ukrainian harvest warehouse. Vin is getting into shape with skin growth, despite the fact that the injury was very important in the new year. After such injuries, football players can no longer resume their playing rhythm. Petro is getting really excited. He has a lot of evidence of his mastery, and for the sake of which, I believe, he will come out on top at the European Championships.

Regardless of the fact that our rivals - Virmenia, Lithuania and the Czech Republic - are lower in the rating for us, the coaching staff should work hard so that there is no underestimation. We’ve already talked to the gravers - they’re professionals, and they’ve brought it up more than once.

Rating by rating, but, for example, Kazakhstan was a rich performer for this show, but Virmenia, but it didn’t help, and the team was left out of Euro 2026. This is just too much of a show for us.

We played with the Czech Republic and with Lithuania - it was not easy. Otherwise, there were comrade sustriches, or because of the strain of the stench they gave up the official fights. As a matter of fact, the Czechs and Lithuanians brought the futsal game to a standstill. Lithuanians must be the rulers of the Euro, I believe that they will simply have crazy support. We will diligently prepare, train, and crash from match to match.

On the 17th of today we have a friendly match with Slovenia, and, as you know, it will be held in a closed format, without television broadcast. There is greater benefit for the rulers, but it is entirely normal. Aje, I think that all teams do not want to reveal their best practice before the start of the Euro. Everyone understands that in order to win you can be respectful, be it as a friend.

Our opponents are tough and unyielding, and we work on everything so that the boys are ready before the big battles on the Maidan. The Lithuanians, for example, recently after 0:7 in their first sparring match with us, they wanted to show that this is a letdown. The stinks forced us to fight, and it was close to the same tension that we need for the Euro. So it will be with all the other competitors, and all the teams are not going on an excursion. They prepare, conduct sparring, vigorously beat their opponents.

It’s a shame that I’m standing in front of the Ukrainian national team at Euro 2026, but I’ll be able to get the hang of every match. We feel confident in our strengths, and will not finish the activities we spent the rest of the time. It’s clear, it’s a compliment, there’s nowhere without it. The European Championship is held once in a while, and we understand that we can be ready at this moment. Even the most intense matches are on us,” the UAF press service quotes Kosenko as saying..

Guess what, at Euro 2026 Ukraine will play against Virmenia, Lithuania and the Czech Republic. The first battle against Virmenia will occur on the 22nd of today.