Today in Ta'Qali at the National Stadium, Ukraine's national team will play a Euro 2024 qualifier against Malta in Group C (kickoff — 9:45 PM Kyiv time).

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Starting lineup for Ukraine: 12. Anatoliy Trubin, 16. Vitaliy Mykolenko, 22. Maksym Matviyenko, 13. Illia Zabarnyi, 21. Oleksandr Karavaev, 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko (c), 5. Serhiy Sydorchuk, 7. Georgiy Sudakov, 10. Mykhaylo Mudryk, 18. Vladyslav Vanat, 11. Artem Dovbyk.

Substitutes: 1. Hryhorii Bushchan, 2. Yurim Konoplia, 3. Bohdan Mikhaylichenko, 4. Oleksandr Svatok, 6. Ihor Nazarina, 8. Oleksandr Pihalonenok, 9. Roman Yaremchuk, 14. Vitaliy Boyalskyi, 15. Nazariy Rusin, 19. Danylo Popov, 20. Oleksandr Zubkov, 23. Dmitro Ryzhnik.

Of the players currently in camp with Ukraine's national team, Taras Stepanenko did not make the squad.

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Today’s match between Malta and Ukraine will be our team's first game on Maltese soil.

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As of now, eight teams have qualified for the Euro 2024 finals. In addition to the host nation, Germany, France, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Scotland, Turkey, and Austria have also secured their spots.

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The match will be covered by 33 accredited journalists and 20 photographers.

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Today's game will air on local public television channels and the MEGOGO media service channel "Football First."

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Today, only 3,000 spectators are expected to be in attendance at the National Stadium in Ta'Qali.

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Our opponent today, Malta's national team, is ranked 171st in the FIFA rankings published on September 21. Ukraine’s national team, as a reminder, is currently ranked 24th.

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This morning, Ukraine's national team went on a traditional pre-match walk around the local park "San Anton Gardens," which lasted about 20 minutes.

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Today's match between Malta and Ukraine will be only the third game in history between these two teams.

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Today's match, Ukraine will play in blue uniforms. Malta’s team will wear red.

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In our Group C, another match will take place today — at Wembley Stadium in London, England will host Italy (kickoff — 9:45 PM Kyiv time).

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Ukraine's squad for the match against Malta

1. Hryhorii Bushchan, 2. Yurim Konoplia, 3. Bohdan Mikhaylichenko, 4. Oleksandr Svatok, 5. Serhiy Sydorchuk, 6. Ihor Nazarina, 7. Georgiy Sudakov, 8. Oleksandr Pihalonenok, 9. Roman Yaremchuk, 10. Mykhaylo Mudryk, 11. Artem Dovbyk, 12. Anatoliy Trubin, 13. Illia Zabarnyi, 14. Vitaliy Boyalskyi, 15. Nazariy Rusin, 16. Vitaliy Mykolenko, 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko, 18. Vladyslav Vanat, 19. Danylo Popov, 20. Oleksandr Zubkov, 21. Oleksandr Karavaev, 22. Maksym Matviyenko, 23. Dmitro Ryzhnik.

Of the players currently in camp with Ukraine's national team, Taras Stepanenko did not make the squad.