Today in Czech Prague at the Eden Arena stadium, a match of the 2nd round of the UEFA Nations League-2024/2025 Group B1 will take place between Czech Republic and Ukraine (kick-off time - 9:45 PM Kyiv time).

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Starting lineup of the Ukraine national team: 12. Anatoliy Trubin, 19. Oleksandr Timchik, 22. Mykola Matviienko, 13. Illia Zabarnyi, 16. Vitaliy Mykolenko, 10. Mykhailo Shaparenko, 6. Taras Stepanenko, 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko, 7. Andriy Yarmolenko (c), 20. Mykhaylo Mudryk,  11. Vladyslav Vanat.

Substitutes: 1. Georgiy Bushchan, 2. Yurim Konoplia, 3. Valeriy Bondar, 4. Maxim Talovoyev, 5. Vladyslav Kabayev, 8. Ruslan Malinovskyi, 9. Roman Yaremchuk, 14. Georgiy Sudakov, 15. Viktor Tsygankov, 18. Volodymyr Bragachko, 21. Oleksandr Pikhalyonok, 23. Andriy Lunin.

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In the last ten home matches, the Czech national team has suffered only one defeat.

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The match will be officiated by a Scottish referee team led by John Beaton.

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The broadcast of today's match will take place on local public television channels and the MEGOGO media service channel "Football First."

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A few hours before the match, let's get to know today's version of the Czech national team a little closer.

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At the Prague Eden Arena, where Ukraine's national team will meet the Czech Republic, our national team has not yet played but already has a rich history of appearances on Czech soil.

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Today's weather forecast in Prague during the match predicts dry, almost windless conditions with a temperature of +16 degrees Celsius.

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Today's match in the 2nd round of Group B1 between Czech Republic and Ukraine will be the sixth encounter for the rivals in their history.

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In the ranking published on July 18, our opponent today, the Czech team, is ranked 47th. The Ukraine national team occupies the 25th position in this register.

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Today's match, the Ukraine national team will play in yellow uniforms. The Czechs will wear red.

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In addition to the match in Prague, today in Group B1 of the 2024/2025 Nations League, another game will take place: at the Air Albania stadium in Tirana, Albania's national team will host Georgia (kick-off time - 9:45 PM Kyiv time).

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Squad of the Ukraine national team for the match against Czech Republic (by numbers)

1. Georgiy Bushchan, 2. Yurim Konoplia, 3. Valeriy Bondar, 4. Maxim Talovoyev, 5. Vladyslav Kabayev, 6. Taras Stepanenko, 7. Andriy Yarmolenko, 8. Ruslan Malinovskyi, 9. Roman Yaremchuk, 10. Mykhailo Shaparenko, 11. Vladyslav Vanat, 12. Anatoliy Trubin, 13. Illia Zabarnyi, 14. Georgiy Sudakov, 15. Viktor Tsygankov, 16. Vitaliy Mykolenko, 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko, 18. Volodymyr Bragachko, 19. Oleksandr Timchik, 20. Mykhaylo Mudryk, 21. Oleksandr Pikhalyonok, 22. Mykola Matviienko, 23. Andriy Lunin.

Of the players currently in Prague, Serhiy Sydorchuk did not make it into the squad.