Not the most pleasant statistics before Ukraine’s start at Euro 2024
June 17 Ukrainian national team will hold his first match at Euro 2024. The blue-yellows’ opponent will be Romanian national team. Duel Romania – Ukraine Munich’s Allianz Arena will host. It is noteworthy that The Ukrainian national team will play in Munich for the first time in its history, although she has already played 13 matches in Germany. Moreover, the last time the blue-yellows won in this country was 18 years ago – during the 2006 World Cup. On match day Romania – Ukraine we tell you how the Ukrainian team played in Germany.
First match 30 years ago
For the first time in Germany, the Ukrainian national team played for another 30 years – in August 1994. Then the blue-yellows, under the leadership of Oleg Bazilevich, in the small town of Grassau parted ways with the UAE national team – 1:1. Losing after the first half, Ukraine saved itself in the 90th minute thanks to a goal from Boris Finkel.
Ukraine played its last match in Germany two weeks ago, drawing 0:0 with Bundesteam.
10 cities
Munich will become the 11th German city in which the Ukrainian national team will play. Bremen, Leipzig and Hamburg hosted the blue-yellow matches twice each, and Grassau, Dortmund, Berlin, Cologne, Ingolstad, Leverkusen, Nuremberg once each.
Just two wins
In Germany, the blue-yellows played 13 matches. So far the statistics are not in favor of Ukraine – two wins, five draws (one was a penalty shootout win), six defeats. Moreover, the last time Ukraine ran in Germany was 18 years ago, winning against Tunisia on June 23, 2006 in the group stage of the World Cup (Switzerland was beaten in a penalty shootout).
Since then, Ukraine has played seven matches in Germany: three defeats and four draws, including the world match with Switzerland in regular and extra time at the 2006 World Cup.
Ukraine will play against Romania for the seventh time and for the first time in Germany
The Romanian national team will be the ninth team that the blue-yellows will play in Germany. Most often, Ukrainians in this country met with the Bundesteam – five matches. Ukraine played two matches in Germany with Italy, one each with the teams of the UAE, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Switzerland and Turkey.
The match at the Allianz Arena will be the seventh in the history of the confrontation between the national teams of Romania and Ukraine. The previous six were friendly matches. Both teams won three matches, and the last time Ukraine lost to Romania was in 2003.
Source: Sportarena
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