On Monday, November 8, the blue-and-yellow team will begin preparing for upcoming matches — a friendly encounter with Bulgaria's national team (November 11 in Odessa) and an away qualifier for the 2022 World Cup against Bosnia and Herzegovina (November 16 in Zenica).

On the first day of training, the national team will hold media events. At 6:30 PM, there will be a press conference with acting head coach Oleksandr Petrakov. Note that communication will take place online without physical presence of journalists.

At 7:00 PM at NTK named after V. Bannikov, the training session for the blue-and-yellow team will begin; the first 15 minutes will be open to media representatives. Journalists will be able to observe the training session from the stadium stands while maintaining a distance of 1.5 meters apart.

Media representatives who wish to receive links for the Zoom press conference and attend the open part of the training must be accredited in advance. Press inquiries should be sent by 2:00 PM on November 8 to [email protected].

We also remind you that during the time when quarantine restrictions are in effect due to the spread of COVID-19, journalists' participation in media events is allowed only with:

— a negative PCR test result obtained no later than 72 hours before the event;

— an antigen rapid test result obtained no later than 72 hours before the event;

— documentation confirming completion of the full vaccination course.

Contacts: +38 097 962 18 08 or +38 097 294 25 40 and [email protected].