Toronto today the BMO Field stadium, the Ukrainian national team will play their second friendly match in the Canadian Shield tournament — against New Zealand (kick-off at 23:50 Kyiv time).

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Starting lineup of the Ukrainian national team: 1. Andriy Lunin, 3. Bohdan Mykhailichenko, 14. Yevhen Cheberko, 13. Illia Zabarnyi (c), 18. Oleksandr Timchik, 21. Mykola Mykhaylenko, 19. Oleksandr Pikhalyonok, 25. Yegor Nazarina, 11. Vladyslav Kabaev, 20. Oleksandr Zubkov, 7. Oleksiy Hushchyn.

Substitutes: 2. Oleksandr Martyniuk, 4. Maxim Talovoytov, 5. Valeriy Bondar, 6. Ivan Kalyuzhnyy, 8. Georgiy Sudakov, 9. Roman Yaremchuk, 10. Mykola Shaparenko, 12. Anatoliy Trubin, 15. Viktor Tsygankov, 16. Artem Bondarenko, 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko, 22. Mykola Matviyenko, 23. Dmytro Ryzhnik.

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Today's friendly match will be the second for the blue and yellow team, both in Toronto and on Canadian soil overall.

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Today's match the Ukrainian national team will play in blue kit.

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You can watch today's game on the MEGOGO platform in the "Football" section under "Sports," on the channel "MEGOGO Football First" and on a separate pop-up channel in the "TV Viewing" section.

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New Zealand will be the 74th opponent in history for the Ukrainian national team — and the first from Oceania.

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Along with Serhiy Rebrov, defender of the American MLS club Columbus Crew and member of the Ukrainian national team Yevhen Cheberko participated in yesterday's press conference.

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We remind you that a day before the start of the Canadian Shield tournament in Toronto, a free exhibition titled "Ukrainian Football: The Game Continues" opened for visitors, featuring over 300 exhibits from different eras of Ukrainian football.

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A day before the match against New Zealand, head coach of the Ukrainian national team Serhiy Rebrov spoke to the media.

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Supporters of the blue and yellow team have an opportunity to purchase tickets for today's match via this link.

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During today's match in Toronto, the weather forecast predicts cloudy conditions with light rain. The air temperature will be around 22 degrees Celsius.

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In the ranking published on April 3, the New Zealand national team is ranked 86th. Ukraine occupies the 25th position.

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We remind you that four national teams are participating in the Canadian Shield tournament: Canada, Ukraine, New Zealand, and Ivory Coast. Each team will play two matches.

The winner will be determined through all games: if a draw occurs after 90 minutes (plus any added time), a penalty shootout will be held.

According to the regulations, three points are awarded for a win, two points for winning in a penalty shootout, and one point for losing in a penalty shootout.

The team with the highest number of points after all matches will be declared the tournament winner.

Standings

The match between Canada and Ivory Coast, which may determine Ukraine's final position in the Canadian Shield tournament, will start on June 11 at 3:30 AM Kyiv time.

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Ukrainian National Team Squad (by numbers)

1. Andriy Lunin, 2. Oleksandr Martyniuk, 3. Bohdan Mykhailichenko, 4. Maxim Talovoytov, 5. Valeriy Bondar, 6. Ivan Kalyuzhnyy, 7. Oleksiy Hushchyn, 8. Georgiy Sudakov, 9. Roman Yaremchuk, 10. Mykola Shaparenko, 11. Vladyslav Kabaev, 12. Anatoliy Trubin, 13. Illia Zabarnyi, 14. Yevhen Cheberko, 15. Viktor Tsygankov, 16. Artem Bondarenko, 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko, 18. Oleksandr Timchik, 19. Oleksandr Pikhalyonok, 20. Oleksandr Zubkov, 21. Mykola Mykhaylenko, 22. Mykola Matviyenko, 23. Dmytro Ryzhnik. 25. Yegor Nazarina.

According to Serhiy Rebrov, Artem Bondarenko's participation in today's match against New Zealand is uncertain.