Ruslan Rotan named the roster of the Ukrainian national team for the Euro-2024 qualifier against England
The caretaker head coach of the national team of Ukraine, Ruslan Rotan, announced the list of 26 players called to the March training camp to prepare for and participate in the first match of the Euro-2024 qualifying against England (March 26, London, Wembley).
Also, the head coach determined the team's reserve, which include 13 players. In case of possible injuries, footballers from the reserve list can promote to the main group.
The Ukraine squad:
Goalkeepers: Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid, Spain), Anatoliy Trubin, Dmytro Riznyk (both Shakhtar Donetsk).
Defenders: Oleksandr Karavaev (Dynamo Kyiv), Mykola Matvienko, Yukhym Konoplya (both Shakhtar Donetsk), Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton, England), Illya Zabarnyi (Bournemouth, England), Eduard Sobol (Strasbourg, France), Oleksandr Svatok, Eduard Sarapiy (both - Dnipro-1 Dnipro).
Midfielders: Taras Stepanenko, Oleksandr Zubkov, Georgiy Sudakov, Artem Bondarenko (all Shakhtar Donetsk), Serhiy Sydorchuk, Vitaliy Buyalskyi (both Dynamo Kyiv), Oleksandr Pikhalyonok (Dnipro-1 Dnipro), Andriy Yarmolenko (Al-Ain, UAE), Ruslan Malinovskyi (Olympique Marseille, France), Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal, London, England), Viktor Tsygankov (Girona, Spain), Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea, England), Yevhen Konoplyanka (Krakowia, Poland).
Forwards: Roman Yaremchuk (Club Brugge, Belgium), Artem Dovbyk (Dnipro-1 Dnipro).
Reserve list
Goalkeepers: Andriy Pyatov (Shakhtar Donetsk), Mykyta Shevchenko (Oleksandriya).
Outfield players: Oleksandr Tymchyk, Denys Popov (both from Dynamo Kyiv), Valeriy Bondar, Bohdan Mykhailichenko, Dmytro Kryskiv, Danylo Sikan, Yehor Nazaryna (all from Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleksiy Hutsuliak (Dnipro-1 Dnipro), Denys Miroshnichenko (Oleksandriya), Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia, Italy), Danylo Ihnatenko (Bordeaux, France).
The national team will begin training on March 20 in London.
Oleksandr Hlyvynskyi, spokesman for the national team of Ukraine
Euro-2024. Qualifying tournament. Group C
1 round
23.03.2023
Italy — England (21.45)
North Macedonia — Malta (21.45)
2 round
26.03.2023
England - Ukraine (19.00)
Malta — Italy (21.45)
3 round
16.06.2023
Malta — England (21.45)
North Macedonia - Ukraine (21.45)
4 round
19.06.2023
England — North Macedonia (21.45)
Ukraine - Malta (21.45)
5 round
09.09.2023
Ukraine — England (19.00:XNUMX p.m.)
North Macedonia - Italy (21.45)
6 round
12.09.2023
Italy - Ukraine (21.45)
Malta — North Macedonia (21.45)
7 round
14.10.2023
Ukraine - North Macedonia (16.00)
Italy — Malta (21.45)
8 round
17.10.2023
England - Italy (21.45)
Malta - Ukraine (21.45)
9 round
17.11.2023
England — Malta (21.45)
Italy - North Macedonia (21.45)
10 round
20.11.2023
North Macedonia - England (21.45)
Ukraine — Italy (21.45)
The kick-off is Kyiv time.
Euro-2024. Qualifying tournament
Group A: Spain, Scotland, Norway, Georgia, Cyprus.
Group B: Netherlands, France, Ireland, Greece, Gibraltar.
Group C: Italy, England, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Malta.
Group D: Croatia, Wales, Armenia, Turkey, Latvia.
Group E: Poland, Czech Republic, Albania, Faroe Islands, Moldova.
Group F: Belgium, Austria, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Estonia.
Group G: Hungary, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Lithuania.
Group H: Denmark, Finland, Slovenia, Kazakhstan, Northern Ireland, San Marino.
Group I: Switzerland, Israel, Romania, Kosovo, Belarus, Andorra.
Group J: Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Liechtenstein.
The two best national teams of each group will go to the final tournament with the participation of 24 teams, where Germany will be waiting. The fate of three more vacancies will be decided in the Nations League play-offs on March 21 and 26, 2024.
Playoff format
The play-offs of the Nations League/Euro 2024 will be held according to the cup system (two semi-finals and a final) in three branches - Leagues A, B and C. If the winner of the LN group has already made it to Euro 2024 through qualification for this tournament, his place in the play -of will take the next ranked team in this division. If there are less than four teams left in the group stage, the ticket will be awarded by the league below, taking into account the overall ranking in the Nations League (priority will be given to the best team in League D). Thus, each of the three play-offs will have its own winner, who will become a participant in Euro-2024.
The draw for the final tournament of the European Championship will be held in December 2023, and the forum itself will last from June 14 to July 14, 2024.
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