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"Dynamo will start the new European Cup season with the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.

Due to the war in Ukraine, UEFA has imposed a ban on Ukrainian teams playing home matches in European competitions in our country.

Arena Lublin in the Polish city of Lublin will be the home arena for the White and Blues' qualifying matches.

Construction of the stadium began in 2012, and the arena was opened in 2014. It is the home arena for the local football club Motor.

The stadium meets the UEFA conditions for hosting international matches and has a capacity of 15,500 spectators.

Dynamo will play its first match at this stadium on July 23 or 24, when it hosts Serbian Partizan in the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League.

Ukraine's youth national team goalkeeper Kyrylo Fesyun, who played for Kolos last season, has officially joined Shakhtar.

According to the Miners' press service, Fesyun signed a 5-year deal with Shakhtar until the summer of 2029.

It should be reminded that Fesyun's move to Shakhtar was announced back in March, but the goalkeeper denied this information several times.

Today in Stuttgart, the match of the 3rd round of the Euro 2024 group stage in Group E will take place, in which the national team of Ukraine and the national team of Belgium will meet.

At a meeting with representatives of the teams and officials of the match, it was decided in which sets of uniforms the rivals will play.

The UAF press service reports that the Ukrainian national team will play against Belgium in a yellow kit (the goalkeeper will wear red). The Belgians will play in blue (goalkeeper - in green).

It will be recalled that the match between the national teams of Ukraine and Belgium will take place today in Stuttgart. The match starts at 19:00 Kyiv time.

Ukraine midfielder Andriy Yarmolenko shared his expectations for the match against Belgium at Euro 2024 and praised Mykola Shaparenko's performance.

"I believe that discipline beats class. If we play the way we need to in defense and attack, we have every chance of winning. Everyone understands how important this match is for us. We need to play disciplined defense, because we understand how strong Belgium's attack is. This is a top team with great players.

I'm very happy for Shaparenko, because he had a difficult period in his career - a serious injury. Finally, he has regained all the conditions he had before the injury. We all know that he is a great football player.

The most important thing is that he doesn't have any more injuries, and there is no doubt about his abilities and talent. I'm sure that good clubs know his strengths. When the time comes, he will get a good offer," Yarmolenko was quoted as saying by Vzbirna.

Former Ukraine national team defender Vladyslav Vashchuk shared his expectations from the Euro 2024 Ukraine vs Belgium match.

"Like all Ukrainians, I am rooting for our national team. Only victory we need. I hope that they will approach the third game with a great desire to start the game the way they want to win.

The team needs to internally come together and do one thing for everyone. One thing on everyone - who's on the field, who's a substitute doesn't matter. Everyone needs to think and move in the direction that the win is going to be.

Play not so that one yellow card for the whole match and a lot of lost fight. Without wrestling there is no victory. We need to fight, and then technically work at the opponent's goal. And be less in their penalty box," - said Vashchuk.

Shakhtar Donetsk have announced the signing of Tunisia national team defender Alaa Gram.

According to the Donetsk club's press-service, the agreement with Gram runs until 2029. Financial details of the deal with the club Sfaxien, for which Gram previously played, are not disclosed.

Note that the footballer played three matches in the national team of Tunisia.

Today, June 26, the national team of Ukraine will play against Belgium in the 3rd round of the group stage of Euro 2024 in Group "E". Bookmakers with their current quotes expectedly make it clear that they consider the Belgians as the clear favorite in this meeting.

Thus, bets on the victory of the Ukrainian national team in the upcoming match are accepted at odds of 5.50, while the same indicator on the success of the Belgian national team - 1.66. Quotation for a draw is also high - 4.20.

At the same time, the most expected final result of the match Ukraine - Belgium, based on the current quotes, is a victory of the "Red Devils" with a score of 1:0. The odds for this outcome of the match are currently at 6.00.

The full rating of the most probable results of the match Ukraine - Belgium based on the current quotes looks as follows:

Belgium win, 1:0 - odds. 6.00

Draw, 1:1 - odds. 7.10

Belgium Victory, 2:0 - kff. 7.70

Belgium victory, 2:1 - kff. 8.10

Ukraine win, 1:0 - kff. 9.00

Recall that the match Ukraine - Belgium will be held today, June 26, in Stuttgart at the stadium "MHP-Arena". Kick-off is at 19:00 Kyiv time.

Famous former Romania striker Viorel Moldovan does not believe that his country's national team and Slovakia will play for a draw in the face-to-face match of the 3rd round of the group stage of Euro 2024 (such a result guarantees both teams' exit from the group).

"I am disgusted by talk that Slovakia and Romania will play out a draw. It will not happen: I am sure that in this match we will see a very motivated Romania national team.

Yes, a draw would be beneficial for both teams, but I don't like these rumors. It looks like a conspiracy theory and is definitely not something normal.

And then, to play out a draw, you need to synchronously realize certain things on the field. I don't think it is possible at this level," DigiSport quotes Moldovan.

Former Slovakia striker Martin Jakubko said what he thinks about the performance of his country's national team at Euro 2024 and shared his expectations for the match of the 3rd round of the group stage of the tournament Slovakia - Romania.

"Perhaps the Slovak national team was a bit lucky against Belgium, but it really showed a very good game. We played just as well in the first half of the match against Ukraine, we opened the score, but after the break we made some mistakes and the opponent turned the situation around.

I am convinced that in the match with Romania everyone will give 100% and we will achieve a result that will allow us to get out of the group. I think that Romania is a more difficult opponent than Ukraine. I have seen its matches. This team plays modern, technical soccer. Romanians are aggressive and attack very dangerously.

So it will definitely be a very difficult match. But the Romanian national team is within our capabilities. The Slovak national team showed at this Euro that they can play with any opponent. I think the match will end with a 2-1 victory for Slovakia," Jakubko was quoted by the official website of the Slovak Football Union.

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Croatia's midfielder Luka Modric shared his opinion on his record. It will be recalled that in the match of the 3rd round of the group stage against Italy, the 39-year-old midfielder scored a goal. Thus, he became the oldest goal scorer at the European Championships.

"My record? It means nothing to me, because it didn't help the team. It was a sad night," Madrid Xtra quoted Modric as saying on social media.

Today the Ukrainian national team will play its third match at Euro 2024 in Stuttgart against Belgium. In the morning, on the day of the match, the application of the Ukrainian national team for the upcoming game became known.

The application list includes the names of all 26 players who form the application of the Ukrainian national team for the European Championship as a whole. Including midfielder Viktor Tsygankov, who, as the head coach of the Blue-Yellows told at the pre-match press conference, continues to recover from injury.

Ukraine's national team for the match against Belgium:

Goalkeepers: 1. Georgiy Buschan, 12. Anatoliy Trubin, 23. Andriy Lunin.

Defenders: 2. Efim Konoplya, 3. Aleksandr Svatok, 4. Maxim Taloverov, 13. Ilya Zabarny, 16. Vitaliy Mikolenko, 21. Valeriy Bondar, 22. Mykola Matvienko, 24. Oleksandr Tymchyk, 26. Bohdan Mykhailichenko.

Midfielders: 5. Serhiy Sidorchuk, 6. Taras Stepanenko, 7. Andriy Yarmolenko, 8. Ruslan Malinovskyi, 10. Mykhailo Mudryk, 14. Georgiy Sudakov, 15. Viktor Tsygankov, 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko, 18. Volodymyr Brazhko, 19. Mykola Shaparenko, 20. Oleksandr Zubkov.

Forwards: 9. Roman Yaremchuk, 11. Artem Dovbik, 25. Vladyslav Vanat.

Recall, the match Ukraine - Belgium will be held today, June 26, in Stuttgart. Kick-off is at 19:00 Kyiv time.

English Everton and Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana told what he expects from the match of his national team against Ukraine in the 3rd round of the group stage of Euro 2024, which will be held today in Stuttgart.

"At a tournament like this, every match is a difficult one. All teams are here for a reason. The Ukraine national team naturally has a lot of strong attacking qualities and they are strong physically. We have to pay attention to this.

As for the options of the outcome of the fight in the group, I do not think that someone in our team is calculating them. We still want to finish the group stage in first place in the group. But, of course, the most important goal for us is to reach the 1/8 finals.

Vitali Mikolenko (Onana's partner at Everton - ed.) is my good friend, but in this match I want to win. And, of course, I will strive to win any single fight with him.

The war in Ukraine? It's certainly something terrible. I want to express my condolences to all Ukrainians. But during the match I will think only about the game," Onana said during the pre-match press conference.