President of the Football Federation of Slovakia Jan Kovacik commented on the results of the draw of the League of Nations tournament.

As a result of the draw of the League of Nations tournament, the Ukrainian team was in the B1 group, where it will play against the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The tournament, in which the teams will play two matches against each other, starts in September this year.

"I dreamed of other rivals," Jan Kovacik, the president of the Slovak Football Federation, commented on the results of the draw on the official website of UEFA. - I wanted Sweden to go, but we can not choose. On the other hand, matches with the Czech Republic can be an excellent celebration of the centennial anniversary of Czechoslovakia, which I will celebrate this year. Our matches will add an anniversary of weight ".

The national teams of Ukraine and Slovakia held five matches among themselves (three comrades and two in the qualifying tournament of Euro-2016). Two victories were won by our team - 3: 2 (10. 02. 2009, TM) and 2: 1 (10. eleven. 2017, TM), two meetings ended in a draw - 1: 1 (28. 04. 2004, TM) and 0: 0 (08. 09. 2015, OCHE), and once success was accompanied by the Slovaks - 1: 0 (08. 09. 2014, OCHE).

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