Tuesday in the Spanish city of Murcia at the «Enrique Roque de Murcia» stadium, Ukraine and Belgium will face off in the first match of the League of Nations 2024/2025 playoffs for a spot in the next tournament's elite A division (kickoff is scheduled for 9:45 PM Kyiv time).

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Starting lineup for the Ukrainian national team: 1. Andriy Lunin, 16. Vitaliy Mykolenko, 22. Mykhailo Matviienko (c), 13. Illia Zabarnyi, 2. Yurym Konoplia, 6. Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, 10. Mykhailo Shaparenko, 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko, 8. Georgii Sudakov, 15. Viktor Tsygankov, 9. Roman Yaremchuk.

Substitutes (by numbers): 3. Bohdan Mykhailichenko, 4. Oleksii Syts, 5. Oleksandr Svatok, 7. Andriy Yarmolenko, 11. Vladyslav Vana, 12. Anatoliy Trubin, 14. Vitaliy Buyalskyi, 18. Iegor Yarmoluk, 19. Oleksii Hutsulak, 20. Iegor Nazarina, 21. Oleksandr Nazarenko, 23. Dmytro Riznyk.

Of the players present in Murcia, Artem Dovbik and Valeriy Bondar did not make the final roster.

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Today's match will be officiated by a referee team from Switzerland, led by Sandro Schärer.

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The broadcast of today's match will take place on the OTT media service MEGOGO and the TV channel «MEGOGO Sport».

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The national team has not played in Murcia or at the «Enrique Roque de Murcia» stadium, but it has a rich history of matches on Spanish soil.

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Today's match in Murcia will be covered by 60 accredited journalists and 17 photographers.

The official program for the first League of Nations playoff match, Ukraine — Belgium 2024/2025 can be viewed here.

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

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Today's match will see the Ukrainian team in yellow uniforms. The Belgian players will wear grey.

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This morning, the Ukrainian team conducted a traditional pre-match walk.

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Today's match between Ukraine and Belgium will be the second meeting of these opponents in history.

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In the FIFA ranking published on December 19, 2024, today's opponent, Belgium, is ranked eighth. The Ukrainian team is placed at number 25 in this list.

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Roster for the Ukrainian national team against Belgium (by numbers)

1. Andriy Lunin, 2. Yurym Konoplia, 3. Bohdan Mykhailichenko, 4. Oleksii Syts, 5. Oleksandr Svatok, 6. Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, 7. Andriy Yarmolenko, 8. Georgii Sudakov, 9. Roman Yaremchuk, 10. Mykhailo Shaparenko, 11. Vladyslav Vana, 12. Anatoliy Trubin, 13. Illia Zabarnyi, 14. Vitaliy Buyalskyi, 15. Viktor Tsygankov, 16. Vitaliy Mykolenko, 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko, 18. Iegor Yarmoluk, 19. Oleksii Hutsulak, 20. Iegor Nazarina, 21. Oleksandr Nazarenko, 22. Mykhailo Matviienko, 23. Dmytro Riznyk.

Of the players present in Murcia, Artem Dovbik and Valeriy Bondar did not make the final roster.