The seventh day of the blue-and-yellow team's training began with an early morning session at NSK "Olympic". During warm-up exercises, coaches, among others, proposed game activities that enhance players' attention and quick thinking. These not only provide benefits but also serve as excellent emotional relief. The psychological de-stressing factor on the seventh day of joint work is significant.

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Of course, during the main part of training, the blue-and-yellow team returned to tactical work that defines their readiness for the decisive match. Oleksandr Petrakov and his assistants continue meticulous preparation of the game plan to be used in Bosnia. All 25 players participate in the process, trying to show themselves from their best side. Battle mentality and self-sacrifice are not just cliché words: this is precisely the atmosphere that prevails at the national team's training sessions.

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After the morning session, the Ukraine team returned to their hotel for lunch and to pack.

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At 6 PM, a flight from Boryspil to Sarajevo is scheduled. The flight will take about two hours. In the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the blue-and-yellow team will be accommodated in a five-star Radon Plaza hotel. Official pre-match training and media events for Ukrainians are planned for tomorrow: Oleksandr Petrakov's press conference with one of the players' representatives will start at 6:30 PM (Kyiv time), followed by training at 7 PM (the first 15 minutes of which will be open to the media).

Ukraine National Team Roster

Goalkeepers: Andriy Pyatov ("Shakhtar" Donetsk), Georgiy Bushchan ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Dmytro Ryndzak ("Vorskla" Poltava).

Defenders: Oleksandr Karavayev, Illia Zabarny, Oleksandr Tymchyk (all - "Dynamo" Kyiv), Mykhailo Matviienko, Serhiy Kryvcov, Viktor Korniienko (all - "Shakhtar" Donetsk), Eduard Sobolev ("Brugge", Belgium), Taras Kacharaba ("Slavia", Czech Republic).

Midfielders: Andriy Yarmolenko ("West Ham United", England), Taras Stepanenko ("Shakhtar" Donetsk), Serhiy Sidorchuk, Viktor Tsygankov, Mykhailo Shaparenko, Vitaliy Buyalsky (all - "Dynamo" Kyiv), Oleksandr Zinchenko ("Manchester City", England), Ruslan Malinovskyi ("Atalanta", Italy), Oleksandr Zubkov ("Ferencvaros", Hungary), Viktor Kovalenko ("Spezia", Italy).

Forwards: Roman Yaremchuk ("Benfica", Portugal), Artem Dovbyk ("Dnipro-1" Dnipropetrovsk), Danilo Sikan ("Shakhtar" Donetsk), Denys Harmash ("Dynamo" Kyiv).

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Reserve List

Andriy Lunin ("Real Madrid", Spain), Anatoliy Trubin, Yurym Konoplia, Valeriy Bondar (all - "Shakhtar" Donetsk), Serhiy Buletsa ("Zorya" Luhansk), Ihor Kharchyn, Oleksandr Pichalnok ("Dnipro-1" Dnipropetrovsk).

Alexander Hlynskyi, press secretary of the national team