Ukraine U19 - Germany U19 live - Football

Ukraine U19 and Germany U19 clash in the semi-final of the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship on 8 July at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham - with a place in the final at stake. Ukraine swept through Group B with three wins from three, scoring 6 and conceding only 2, while Germany progressed as Group A runners-up after a turbulent campaign of 8 goals scored but 7 conceded. In all 4 previous U19 meetings Germany have won every time without conceding, but both sides carry the scar of recent semi-final exits - Ukraine in 2024 and Germany in 2025.

Match Info: Ukraine U19 vs Germany U19

Ukraine U19 face Germany U19 on Wednesday, 8 July 2026 at 19:00 BST (20:00 CEST) at Racecourse Ground in Wrexham, Wales, in the semi-final of the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Where to Watch Ukraine U19 vs Germany U19?

Viewers in the United Kingdom and across the world can access this semi-final via UEFA TV, the free-to-air streaming service that carries the tournament globally. Fans in Germany have two options: DFB.TV and RTL+ both carry the match online, while sportdigital FUSSBALL provides TV coverage. Austria and Switzerland are served by a combination of RTL+, sportdigital FUSSBALL, and, in Switzerland, Blue Sport.

Ukrainian supporters can follow the match on MEGOGO Football 1 (TV) and the MEGOGO streaming platform. French fans turn to L'Équipe Live Foot, while Scandinavian audiences are covered by Bold+ in Denmark, Sport LIVE on TV in Denmark, and VG+ in Norway. The Netherlands has Ziggo Sport 2 for televised coverage.

Across the Middle East and North Africa - including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, and more - beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia streams the game. Audiences in the United States and Puerto Rico can watch via VIX.

Match between Ukraine U19 and Germany U19 - Preview

Ukraine U19 and Germany U19 meet at the Racecourse Ground in a semi-final that pits the tournament's only perfect group-stage record against a German side brimming with attacking quality but showing defensive vulnerabilities.

Ukraine have been the standout side of the group stage under coach Dmytro Mykhailenko, who also guided the team to the 2024 semi-final. They arrived in Wrexham having beaten Croatia 3-1, Serbia 2-1, and Italy 1-0 - each time delivering clinical, structured performances. The victory over Italy in particular, a team built on defensive discipline, underlined just how resilient and organised this Ukrainian squad can be. Two forward players, Dmytro Bohdanov and captain Kyrylo Dihtiar, are also notable contributors having featured as substitutes in the 2024 semi-final defeat.

Germany, meanwhile, enter the tie with questions hanging over their consistency. The 4-3 thriller against Denmark and a dominant 4-0 win over Wales suggested genuine attacking potential, but the 0-4 group-stage loss to Spain exposed real defensive frailties - Germany managed 25 shots in that match yet conceded four and collected 6 yellow cards. Top scorer Otto Stange has netted 3 times at the finals, while Francis Onyeka leads all scorers including qualifying with 10 goals. The historical head-to-head record is firmly in Germany's favour - four meetings, four German wins, not a single goal conceded - but this Ukraine side is unlike any previous version in recent memory.

Head-to-Head: Ukraine U19 vs Germany U19

Germany have a flawless record against Ukraine at U19 level - four meetings, four wins, eight goals scored and none conceded - making this rivalry historically one-sided. For Ukraine, Wednesday's semi-final represents a chance to register a first-ever victory against Germany at this age group on the biggest possible stage.

All known U19 head-to-head meetings between these two sides:

• 26 July 2014 - UEFA Euro U19 - Germany U19 2:0 Ukraine U19
• 26 March 2013 - International Friendly - Germany U19 2:0 Ukraine U19
• 29 March 2011 - International Friendly - Germany U19 3:0 Ukraine U19
• 5 April 2007 - International Friendly - Germany U19 1:0 Ukraine U19

Ukraine U19 - Recent Form

Ukraine enter the semi-final as the only side in the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship to have won all three group matches, finishing top of Group B with 6 goals scored and 2 conceded.

Their campaign began with a 3-1 defeat of Croatia in Bangor - a game in which Ukraine fell behind before recovering to take control. Four days later, Serbia again took the lead only for Ukraine to respond with another measured comeback, winning 2-1. The most demanding group-stage fixture came last: a compact Italy side on 5 July offered Ukraine their hardest test, but a 1-0 victory delivered first place in the group. Vitaliy Hlyut finished as Ukraine's top scorer at the finals with 2 goals, while Oleksandr Kamenskyi leads the overall scoring chart including qualifying rounds with 4 goals.

Germany U19 - Recent Form

Germany's group-stage campaign in Wales combined moments of dazzling attack with episodes of alarming defensive brittleness, making them a difficult side to predict ahead of this semi-final.

They opened with a 4-3 win over Denmark in Denbigh - a goal-feast that showcased Germany's creative output while hinting at the defensive instability to come. A 4-0 victory over Wales, played on the same Racecourse Ground that now hosts the semi-final, reinforced confidence before the final group match turned sour: a 0-4 loss to Spain in which Germany generated 25 shots but conceded four and accumulated 6 yellow cards. Top scorer Otto Stange has struck 3 times at the finals, and Francis Onyeka has been the outstanding performer across all stages with 10 goals. Germany's most recent semi-final - a 5-6 extra-time defeat to Spain in 2025 - is a reminder that these young German sides can push the game to its limits even when the result ultimately goes against them.

Facts and Statistics

Ukraine and Germany meet at U19 level for just the fifth time, yet the history between these two nations' youth sides is unusually decisive: Germany have dominated every encounter. Both nations have won the UEFA European Under-19 Championship - Ukraine lifted the title on home soil in 2009 and Germany claimed their most recent crown in 2014, the same year they defeated Ukraine in the group stage of that edition.

• Germany have won all 4 previous U19 meetings with Ukraine without conceding a single goal, scoring 8 in total.
• Ukraine won all 3 group-stage matches at UEFA Euro U19 2026, scoring 6 and conceding 2.
• Otto Stange leads Germany's scoring at the 2026 finals with 3 goals; Francis Onyeka tops the all-stages chart with 10.
• Both Ukraine (0-1 vs France, 2024) and Germany (5-6 aet vs Spain, 2025) were eliminated at the semi-final stage in the two most recent editions of the tournament.
• Vitaliy Hlyut is Ukraine's top scorer at the 2026 finals with 2 goals in the group stage.