On Monday, August 3, began the preparatory gathering of the national team of Ukraine for the matches of the new tournament - the League of Nations.

All 25 players, called by head coach Andriy Shevchenko, conducted a training session in Kiev at the Bannikov Stadium.

It should be noted that for the first time the defender of Shakhtar Oleg Danchenko and the defender of Alexandria Andrey Tsurikov.

Due to the injury team will not help attacking "Dynamo" Artem Besedin, who replaced the striker "Akhisar" Eugene Seleznev.

Players first tested a new ball, made specifically for the matches of the League of Nations. His design, executed with the use of blue-yellow flowers, was mainly liked by the guys.

September 4, the national team will hold an open training session at the NSC Olimpiyskiy, where a new game form of the team will be presented.

September 6 will be a match of the 1st round of the League of Nations Czech Republic - Ukraine (21:45).