Viktor Mykita: "Football during war has become a form of rehabilitation for defenders and a foundation for community development."
Oleksandr Zinchenko's: "Tomorrow, every inch of the pitch will be a battlefield, and victory will belong to the strongest"
Midfielder of the Ukraine national team, Oleksandr Zinchenko, along with head coach Serhiy Rebrov, participated in a press conference ahead of their second match at Euro 2024 against Slovakia. "Games like the one against Romania happen.
Midfielder of the Ukraine national team, Oleksandr Zinchenko, along with head coach Serhiy Rebrov, participated in a press conference ahead of their second match at Euro 2024 against Slovakia.
"Games like the one against Romania happen. It's better not to dwell on it. However, I'm confident that everyone has learned something, both individually and as a team. But I don't want to talk about that game. I want to look forward to the match against Slovakia. We need to be ready for it.
We expect a tough game against a strong team that defends and attacks together. Tomorrow, every inch of the pitch will be a battlefield, and victory will belong to the strongest.
We're all working hard, and we all dream. We wouldn't be here if we didn't believe in ourselves. It's better to do more and say less. Of course, we believe, but first, we must do something on the pitch," said Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Ukraine squad for EURO 2024
Goalkeepers: 1. Georgiy Bushchan (Dynamo Kyiv), 12. Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica, Portugal), 23. Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid, Spain).
Defenders: 22. Mykola Matviyenko, 2. Yukhym Konoplia, 21. Valeriy Bondar (all Shakhtar Donetsk), 24. Oleksandr Tymchyk (Dynamo Kyiv), 16. Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton, England), 13. Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth, England), 3. Oleksandr Svatok (FC Dnipro-1 Dnipro), 4. Maksym Talovierov (LASK Linz, Austria), 26. Bohdan Mykhaylichenko (Polissya Zhytomyr).
Midfielders: 7. Andriy Yarmolenko, 19. Mykola Shaparenko, 18. Volodymyr Brazhko (all Dynamo Kyiv), 6. Taras Stepanenko, 20. Oleksandr Zubkov, 14. Georgiy Sudakov (all Shakhtar Donetsk), 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal, England), 15. Viktor Tsygankov (Girona, Spain), 10. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea, England), 5. Serhiy Sydorchuk (Westerlo, Belgium), 8. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa, Italy).
Forwards: 11. Artem Dovbyk (Girona, Spain), 9. Roman Yaremchuk (Valencia, Spain), 25. Vladyslav Vanat (Dynamo Kyiv).
EURO 2024 Group E: Schedule and Results
June 17: Romania vs Ukraine - 3:0
June 17: Belgium vs Slovakia - 0:1
Standings
|
|
Teams |
M |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
P |
|
1 |
Romania |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3—0 |
3 |
|
2 |
Slovakia |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1—0 |
3 |
|
3 |
Belgium |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0—1 |
0 |
|
4 |
Ukraine |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0—3 |
0 |
June 21: Slovakia vs Ukraine. Dusseldorf Arena, Dusseldorf. Kick-off: 16:00 Kyiv time.
June 22: Belgium vs Romania. Cologne Stadium, Cologne. Kick-off: 22:00 Kyiv time.
June 26: Slovakia vs Romania. Frankfurt Stadium, Frankfurt. Kick-off: 19:00 Kyiv time.
June 26: Ukraine vs Belgium. Stuttgart Arena, Stuttgart. Kick-off: 19:00 Kyiv time.
Kick-off times are in Kyiv time.
Oleksandr Hlyvynskyi, Press Secretary of the National Team of Ukraine
