Domenico Tedesco was fired from the post of head coach of the Belgium national team, which is the rival of the Ukrainian national team in the playoffs for the right to play in the elite division of the League of Nations. This was reported on the official website of the Royal Belgian Football Association. Tedesco took charge of the Belgian national team in February 2023. Under his leadership, the team played 24 matches, in which they won 12 victories.. Together with him, the Belgians reached the 1/8 finals of Euro 2024 and took third place in their group of Division A of the League of Nations, which is why they ended up in the transition matches. According to several media reports, candidates for the post of new head coach of the Belgian national team are Erik ten Haan, Mark van Bommel, Thierry Henry and Rudi Garcia. The matches of Ukraine against Belgium for a place in the elite of the League of Nations will take place on March 20 and 23, 2025. The first meeting will be nominally at home for the Ukrainians. The winner of the two-match confrontation between the national teams of Ukraine and Belgium will receive a place in League A, and the losing team will play the next tournament in League B. Let us remind you that the Ukrainian team with 8 points took second place in its quartet of Division B and entered the playoffs for the right to increase in class. This group was won by the Czech Republic (11 points), which immediately rose to the elite division of the League of Nations. Georgia (7 points) became third and will play with Armenia in the playoffs to retain their residence in Division B. Albania (7 points) finished last and were relegated to Division C.