Famous coach – about the Ukrainian national team at Euro 2024
Former head coach of Shakhtar and Dynamo Mircea Lucescu told how the war that the Russian Federation is waging against Ukraine could affect the Ukrainian national team Euro 2024.
“It will definitely be a great motivation. And for those who play abroad, who left in difficult conditions, thinking about what they are leaving behind, and for footballers who are actively playing in the Ukrainian championship, because they would like to get contracts abroad.”
“Believe me, it’s not easy to be active in a championship whose matches are interrupted, held without spectators, with travel only by bus, with all the fears and concerns. And, most importantly, it’s not easy to play football knowing that people, your compatriots, are dying somewhere.”
At the Euro 2024 group stage, Ukraine will play against the national teams of Romania (June 17), Slovakia (June 21) and Belgium (June 26). The matches will take place in Munich, Dusseldorf and Stuttgart, respectively.
Ukraine will play at the European Championships for the fourth time. The blue-and-yellows have consistently competed in the finals of the continental championship since 2012.
Early in the morning of February 24, 2022, Russia fired rockets and aerial bombardment of most Ukrainian cities, and then launched a full-scale military invasion. The Russian war against Ukraine has continued for the 843rd day.
Source: Sportarena
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