Acting head coach of the Ukrainian national team Ruslan Rotan at the post-match press conference spoke about the defeat of the “blue-yellows” from England in the 2nd round of qualifying for Euro 2024. The match at Wembley Stadium in London ended with the defeat of Ruslan Rotan's team with a score of 2:0. “I think we didn’t endure a little at the end of the half. Of course, when you concede goals to the locker room, you already psychologically need to tune in differently. When you go to the locker room with a score of 0:2 on the scoreboard, when you double in two minutes, it becomes a difficult task.. Because we knew who we were playing against.. We played against England, against a strong team. You saw that the skill of this team is at a very high level. I can tell the guys deserve more. We have a very good team, it takes time. You see that this team is capable of more. Of course, the last match was six months ago. The first game is difficult. You could say we're getting a little younger. This balance that we have now will give a very good result in the future and make a good team. But it takes time. This first game against a strong opponent showed that there is a future. As for support, it was nice to see a large army of fans. We want to thank our fans and the England fans who also supported us. Wembley Stadium - incredible atmosphere, indescribable. Can only dream. I believe that this match will give an impetus to our team to achieve heights," com. We add that the match with England was the debut official match for Rotan as acting head coach of the Ukrainian national team.

In their next qualifying match for the continental championship, the Blue-Yellows will play away with North Macedonia on June 16. The top two teams from each group will advance to the finals of the 2024 European Championship. The winners of three more trips to the continental championship will be determined in the playoffs, where 12 teams will go, depending on their performance in the 2022/23 Nations League. The draw for the final part of Euro 2024 will take place in December 2023, and the tournament itself will be hosted by Germany from June 14 to July 14, 2024.