Today in the city of Ghent at the Cegeka Arena stadium, there will be a playoff match for the 2024/2025 Nations League between Belgium and Ukraine to compete for the right to play in the next tournament's elite division A (kickoff at 9:45 PM Kyiv time). The first game, held in Murcia, Spain, ended with our team winning 3-1.

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Starting lineup of the Ukrainian national team: 1. Andriy Lunin, 22. Mykola Matviyenko (captain), 4. Oleksandr Zabarnyi, 13. Illia Zabarnyi, 16. Vitaliy Mykolenko, 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko, 18. Yegor Yamoliuk, 6. Ivan Kalyuzhnyy, 19. Oleksii Hushchylak, 8. Georgiy Sudakov, 21. Vladyslav Vanat.

Substitutes (by numbers): 2. Valeriy Bondar, 3. Bohdan Mykhailichenko, 5. Yegor Nazarina, 7. Andriy Yamolienko, 9. Roman Yaremchuk, 10. Mykola Shaparenko, 11. Artem Dovbik, 12. Anatolii Trubin, 14. Vitaliy Buyalskyi, 15. Viktor Tsygankov, 20. Oleksandr Nazarenko, 23. Dmitro Riznyk.

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Due to yellow card accumulation, the leading half-back of the Belgian team, Yves Tielemans, is disqualified from today's game. There are no disqualifications in Ukraine's national team.

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In the last 10 home matches, Belgium's national team has shown a rather inconsistent result.

Stadium map of Cegeka Arena

It is expected that there will be 1,200 Ukrainian fans at the match. Important information! Entry for our fans is gate number 2.

— How can fans most easily reach the stadium (bus, metro, tram, taxi, etc.)?

— The easiest way is by car. There are two available parking lots, Thor and Opglabbekerzavel.

— Will public transportation be running after the match ends?

— No, there will be no public transport.

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Today's match will feature a referee team from Germany, led by Daniel Siebert.

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Today's match will be shown on the media service MEGOGO, the official broadcaster of the Nations League in Ukraine, on OTT platforms "Optimal", "Sport", "Maximum" and "MEGOPACK XL" as well as free-to-air on channel "MEGOGO SPORT" in T2 and cable networks.

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Today's match in Ghent will be the second time our team plays in Belgium's territory in history.

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Today, meteorologists predict a dry and cloudy weather with almost no wind during the match in Ghent, with temperatures around +12 degrees Celsius.

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Today's match between Ukraine and Belgium will be the third meeting of these rivals in history.

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This evening, the Ukrainian national team will conduct a small traditional pre-match walk.

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Today's match, Ukraine will play in yellow uniforms.

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A few days before today's match, the Royal Belgian Football Association announced that it expects a full house. As a reminder, Cegeka Arena can accommodate slightly more than 20,000 spectators.

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Ukraine's national team roster for the match against Belgium (by numbers)

1. Andriy Lunin, 2. Valeriy Bondar, 3. Bohdan Mykhailichenko, 4. Oleksandr Zabarnyi, 5. Yegor Nazarina, 6. Ivan Kalyuzhnyy, 7. Andriy Yamolienko, 8. Georgiy Sudakov, 9. Roman Yaremchuk, 10. Mykola Shaparenko, 11. Artem Dovbik, 12. Anatolii Trubin, 13. Illia Zabarnyi, 14. Vitaliy Buyalskyi, 15. Viktor Tsygankov, 16. Vitaliy Mykolenko, 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko, 18. Yegor Yamoliuk, 19. Oleksii Hushchylak, 20. Oleksandr Nazarenko, 21. Vladyslav Vanat, 22. Mykola Matviyenko, 23. Dmitro Riznyk.