The friendly match between the national teams of Ukraine and DR Congo has been canceled, according to the Secretary General of the Football Federation of the DR Congo Belge Sitatuala..

The reason is the decision of the mayor of Brussels, who refused to organize the game for security reasons.. The government is concerned that due to the presence of numerous Congolese and Ukrainian communities in the city, the presence of a large number of police forces will be required, which is considered difficult to implement..

The organizers of the meeting planned to move it to Slovenia, where the Ukrainian team is training, but this idea did not suit the DR Congo delegation due to the logistical and financial issues of the agreement. The fight was supposed to take place on May 27.

Recall, on June 1, the Ukrainian national team will meet with Scotland in Glasgow as part of the semi-finals of the playoff selection for the 2022 World Cup.. The winner of the match on June 5 in Cardiff will play with Wales. Also in June, the Ukrainians should play three matches in the League of Nations.

The Ukrainians have already held three sparring matches in which they beat Borussia Monchengladbach and Empoli, and also tied with the Croatian Rijeka.

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Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian national football team set a historical European record.