The charter flight of the Ukraine team lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes. Upon landing at Helsinki Airport, the blue-and-yellow had a pleasant written stroll through the corridors of the massive terminal.

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At first, it took about 10 minutes to get from the passenger jet bridge to the passport and vaccination control point. After successfully completing this procedure, the Ukrainian delegation quickly retrieved their luggage and once again covered a long distance to reach the bus parking area. Some of the players joked that the team barely missed an unplanned evening training session in the form of a long walk under the roof.

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They then traveled by bus: the journey to the Crowne Plaza hotel took about 25 minutes. After settling into apartments, the Ukrainians immediately set out for dinner and after that — to rest.

The next events await the blue-and-yellow already tomorrow. At 6:30 PM local time (which is identical to Kyiv time), head coach Oleksandr Petrakov and one of the team players will meet with representatives of the media (in addition to live communication in the room, the UAF organizes a traditional Zoom for Ukrainian media that could not reach abroad). And at 7:00 PM, training of the Ukraine national team on the pitch of Helsinki Olympic Stadium will begin, the first 15 minutes of which are traditionally open to the press.

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Squad of the Ukraine National Team

Goalkeepers: Andriy Pyatov («Shakhtar» Donetsk), Georgiy Bushchan («Dynamo» Kyiv), Dmytro Ryshnyk («Vorskla» Poltava).

Defenders: Mykhailo Matviyenko, Serhiy Krivosheyev, Viktor Kornienko (all — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Oleksandr Karavaev, Illia Zabarnyi, Oleksandr Timchik, Oleksandr Syrota, Artem Shabanov (all — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Eduard Sobolev («Brugge», Belgium).

Midfielders: Serhiy Sydorchuk, Mykhailo Shaparenko, Viktor Tsygankov (all — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Taras Stepanenko («Shakhtar» Donetsk), Serhiy Bulytsa («Zorya» Luhansk), Oleksandr Pichalok («Dnipro-1» Dnipropetrovsk), Andriy Yarmolenko («West Ham», England), Oleksandr Zubkov («Ferencváros», Hungary), Ihor Khachatin («Legia», Poland).

Forwards: Roman Yaremchuk («Benfica», Portugal), Artem Dovbyk («Dnipro-1» Dnipropetrovsk), Danylo Sikan («Shakhtar» Donetsk).

Reserve List: Andriy Lunin («Real Madrid», Spain), Valeriy Bondar, Yurym Konoplyan (both — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Bohdan Mykhailichenko («Anderlecht», Belgium), Vladyslav Korchynskyi («Zorya» Luhansk), Vladyslav Kalitenkov («Dnipro-1» Dnipropetrovsk).

Oleksandr Glyvinetsky, press secretary of the Ukraine national team