Ukraine's national team director Illya Zabarny commented on the upcoming match of the 1/2 final round of the playoffs of the 2026 Emergency Selection against Sweden.

“Everyone remembers how we didn’t make it to the 2022 Emergency, how we lost to Wales. We were denied a great proof. We immediately understand that there is a great chance to guess about the war in the near future. You just need to approach the match with a cool head, as the odds are high.

Proti Yokeres is not yet grave. Tse top-gravets. Ale meni baiduzhe, against whom to beat – a fast, technical and ramming attacker. A different approach, but for me it is of no importance.

No home matches? So, it’s difficult for us that we play at home, but in different countries.

We are grateful to all the countries that receive us and give us the stage and the opportunity to play. Of course,? If we had played such a match, for example, near Kiev, then everything would have been completely different. Thank you to those who come to our games in other countries, because they miss the matches on their own field,” Zabarny said at the pre-match press conference.

Guess what, the match between Ukraine and Sweden will take place tomorrow, February 26, at 21:45 outside Kiev.