The draw for the qualification of the 2024 European Championship took place in Frankfurt am Main, according to which the blue-and-yellow qualified into Group C, where they will face Italy, England, North Macedonia, and Malta. The head coach of Ukraine's national team, Oleksandr Petrakov, commented on this draw.

"At one time, the Ukrainian national team beat England, played a night game against Italy, so there are good traditions, not just bad ones..."

"Previous generations of footballers in our team serve as an example for us on how to stand up to such strong opponents. There is no need to be afraid of anyone. We will do everything that depends on us."

"You have beaten teams like England and Italy when you were the head coach of Ukraine's U-19 team, so you also know how to approach such difficult opponents?"

"We beat England in the elite round and defeated Italy in the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup for U-20 teams. It is very good for the boys; they have an opportunity to defend our national team's honor, show a good game, please our Armed Forces, all people in Ukraine. The battle lies ahead, we do not give up hands. Motivation will be at its highest level. The boys wanted such opponents."

"What is the mood inside your team after recent matches?"

"The mood is very good. It was tough, we played away from home. All the boys want for the war to end so that we can play at our stadiums. We would like to conduct qualifying tournament matches at home."

"Malinovs'kyi could help you. He knows a lot about Italian football..."

"He said that he really wants Italy as an opponent. Malinovs'kyi plays for 'Atalanta,' Kovalenko is with 'Spezia,' maybe someone else will appear in Serie A... Playing against such teams is always interesting."

Alexander Hlyns'kyi, press secretary of the national team