Fans of the Ukrainian national team before the start of a friendly match in Valencia against Albania hung a banner in the stands, which was addressed to the players of Sergei Rebrov’s team.

In the central sector behind the gates of the Ciudad de Valencia arena, Ukrainian fans placed a banner with the inscription in Ukrainian: “Yaka gra - taka i support”. Most of this stand remained empty throughout the match..

It is worth noting that words of gratitude to the Ukrainian fans for their support of the team also appeared on the LED boards around the field before the start of the game.. However, the arena remained half empty during the match..

The Ukrainian national team beat Albania with a score of 1:0. At the same time, on March 26, Ukraine lost to Sweden (1:3) in the playoffs of the 2026 World Cup qualification and was left without a ticket to the World Cup. The game with the Albanians was played instead of the qualifying final, where the team did not qualify.

The contract of the coaching staff of Sergei Rebrov is coming to an end, so the head coach plans to hold negotiations with the UAF in the near future and may leave his post.

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Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian youth team beat Hungary in the qualification for Euro 2027.