The head coach of the Ukrainian national team Sergiy Rebrov gave a press conference on the eve of the match of the 5th round of qualifying for Euro 2024 against the national team of England. – Will Andrei Yarmolenko be ready to play If not, who do you plan to replace him with – Firstly, Andrey has not yet trained in the general group. Naturally, he is not 100% ready.. We'll see today. There is someone to replace him. Now the Ukrainian national team has competition for every position, which I am very pleased with. – Why Ruslan Malinovsky was not called up to the Ukrainian national team? – When we called up the players, he had no team or practice at all. We called those players who were called. Ruslan is a member of our team, so it's okay. Now he has playing practice. I believe that he will get in shape and return to the Ukrainian national team. – Many Ukrainians now live in Wroclaw. Do you expect \? – Unfortunately, we have been playing outside of Ukraine for more than a year now. We have to compete in this situation. I am sure that there will be great support from Ukrainians and Poles. I think there will be a good atmosphere in the stadium and the players will feel it. – What is the staffing status of the Ukrainian national team? – Unfortunately, there are minor injuries to the football players. But we called 26 players, there are enough of them. The England team also has similar problems.. I have always said that we must respect the opponent, but focus on our own game. Despite all the damage, we must show our game. – What will be the role of Alexander Zinchenko in your team - We'll see tomorrow. I'm sure he's ready and willing to play in any position.. He played both right and left full-back. – What result of the next matches will be satisfactory for you – I have to prepare for every game. Now the match is with England, then with Italy. But I'm focused on this game, we're not counting the points we have to earn in two matches. We have to focus on the game, we have to do the maximum for three points, and then we'll see what happens. – The England team is a very difficult opponent. What are the weaknesses of this team – It is very difficult to find weaknesses. But we must focus on our game, understand how to counter this opponent. During these days we understood how we should act. But this is football - you don’t know what will happen on the field tomorrow. It is important for football players to focus on the game and understand the opponent’s weaknesses. However, England are a very strong team. Despite staffing problems, it has two or three members. That’s why we are preparing very seriously, tomorrow we have to show our game. - Do you share Alexander Zinchenko’s feelings about the situation in Ukraine? How challenging is it for you now to lead the national team – Of course, I completely share Alexander’s thoughts. He spoke about great help from Poland, but I want to remind you that England provided us with great support, and continues to do so in such a difficult time for us. As for work, I am very happy, it is a great responsibility. I'm glad I joined the team at such a difficult time.. Not only Alexander and I have such feelings. Every national team player constantly thinks about Ukraine, we talk about it all the time. We know why we are where we are - because there are boys and girls who are fighting on the front lines for our independence. For me, as a coach, it’s even easier, because you don’t need to motivate the players. They clearly know what they are playing for, understand their goal, and we are moving towards it.

The match between Ukraine and England will take place on Saturday, September 9, at the Tarczynski Arena stadium in Wroclaw, Poland.. Starts at 19:00 Kyiv time. Text online broadcast of the match Ukraine – England is available on our website. After the match with the British, the Ukrainian national team will play with Italy on Tuesday, September 12, in Milan as part of the 6th round of Euro 2024 qualifying. The Ukrainian national team in the qualification for Euro 2024: results and tournament position The Ukrainian national team has already played three matches in the Euro 2024 qualification. The Blue and Yellows lost to England (0:2) at Wembley Stadium in London, and then defeated North Macedonia (3:2) in Skopje and beat Malta (1:0) in Trnava, Slovakia.. At the moment, Sergei Rebrov’s team is in second place in Group C with 6 points.. England leads with 12 points. The teams of Italy and North Macedonia scored three points each, Malta – none. See also: Selection for Euro 2024: groups and standingsRecall that the two best teams from each group will advance to the final part of the 2024 European Championship. The holders of three more tickets to the continental championship will be determined in the playoffs, which will include 12 teams depending on their performance in the 2022/23 Nations League. The draw for the final part of Euro 2024 will take place in December 2023, and the tournament itself will be hosted by Germany from June 14 to July 14, 2024. The German national team, as the host of the tournament, entered the continental championship without qualification.