France U21 and Ukraine U21 have entered the UEFA U21 Championship knockouts with an unbeaten record. That will change for one of the two sides in Sunday's quarter-final tie at Cluj Arena.
Sylvain Ripoll's Les Bleuets stormed through the group stage, topping Group D with a whole nine points and a goal difference of +5 after Wednesday's 4-1 win over Switzerland.
After initially getting the better of Croatia and co-hosts Romania, Ukraine drew 2-2 with Spain to go along with a second-place finish in Group B.
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France U21 vs Ukraine U21 kick-off time & stadium
| Date: | July 2, 2023 |
| Kick-off time: | 3 pm EDT |
| Venue: | Cluj Arena |
The UEFA U21 Championship game between France and Ukraine is scheduled for July 2, 2023, at the Cluj Arena in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
It will kick off at 3 pm EDT in the United States (US).
How to watch France U21 vs Ukraine U21 online - TV channels & live streams
 | ViX+ | Watch here |
 | CBS Golazo Network | Watch here |
 | UEFA.tv | Watch here |
The game will be available to watch on ViX+, CBS Golazo Network and UEFA.tv in the U.S.
Team news & squads
France U21 team news
Michael Olise has left the camp after suffering a torn hamstring in the 2-0 win over Norway in matchday two, and Ripoll was hit with a fresh injury concern the Swiss win as Kouadio Kone was forced off with a sprained knee.
As the tournament rules do not allow for replacements, Kone's void should be filled by Joris Chotard, and Olise's place going forward would be taken by one of Bradley Barcola or Amine Adli who is back from his ban.
France U21 possible XI: Chevalier; Simakan, Kalulu, Lukeba, Nkounkou; Thuram, Caqueret, Chotard; Cherki; Barcola, Gouiri.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Bajic, Chevalier, Meslier |
| Defenders: | Bade, Nkounkou, Diakite, Kalulu, Lukeba, Gendrey, Simakan |
| Midfielders: | Caqueret, Chotard, Le Fee, Thuram, Larouci |
| Forwards: | Adli, Barcola, Cherki, Gouiri, Kalimuendo, Wahi |
Ukraine U21 team news
Meanwhile, Ukraine boss Ruslan Rotan will be able to avail the services of attacker Vladyslav Vanat after serving his ban in the tournament. However, Vanat would face competition from Bogdan Viunnyk and Danylo Sikan.
It will also be interesting to see if Rotan is convinced that Mykhaylo Mudryk is fit for the tie after the Chelsea attacker was relegated to the role of an unused substitute throughout the group stage.
Ukraine U21 possible XI: Trubin; Sych, Taloverov, Batagov, Vivcharenko; Bondarenko, Brazhko, Sudakov; Mudryk, Sikan, Nazarenko.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Fesiun, Neshcheret, Trubin |
| Defenders: | Batahov, Braharu, Liakh, Sych, Syrota, Talovierov, Vivcharenko, Brazhko, Saliuk |
| Midfielders: | Bondarenko, Kashchuk, Kryskiv, Nazarenko, Ocheretko, Sudakov, Zhelizko |
| Forwards: | Mudryk, Sikan, Vanat, Viunnyk |
Head-to-Head Record
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2022 | Ukraine U21 3-3 France U21 | UEFA U21 Championship Qualification |
| October 8, 2021 | France U21 5-0 Ukraine U21 | UEFA U21 Championship Qualification |
| September 3, 2016 | Ukraine U21 1-0 France U21 | UEFA U21 Championship |
| October 13, 2015 | France U21 2-0 Ukraine U21 | UEFA U21 Championship |
| September 3, 2010 | Ukraine U21 2-2 France U21 | UEFA U21 Championship |