He noted that the meetings of his wards with the Ukrainians will take place against the background of the military invasion of the Russian Federation into our country and the crimes committed by the invaders..

Kenny spoke about this in a comment to The42.

" Russia invaded Ukraine. The game was supposed to take place in Kyiv, then it was moved to Lviv, now it has been moved to Poland. That it will happen at all is a miracle.. Home game in Dublin will remain an important game in Irish football history 50 years from now Thousands of people died due to the Russian invasion. Russia is not only talking about invading Ukraine, they are talking about invading other countries, so this game is an important game in modern history.

For us, as a nation, this is an important game in our football history, ”the Irish coach said emotionally.

Note that the national teams of Ukraine and Ireland will also meet on June 14. This duel will be played in the Polish city of Lodz at the LKS Municipal Stadium, which can accommodate 18,000 spectators..

Recall that in group B1 of the League of Nations-2022/23, the Ukrainian team will play against Ireland, Armenia and Scotland. The winner of the quartet will move up to League A of the 2024/2025 cycle, the outsider will go down to League C.