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The head coach of the Slovak national team, Francesco Calzona, spoke about tomorrow's decisive Euro 2024 game against Romania.

- "We lost our first chance to get out of the group, but the fact that we are still fighting for qualification is a great thing for our small country. And I am proud of it. We will do everything we can to get three points against Romania. It will be a tough game, but we want to reach the playoffs. Of course, we will not think about which result suits us best," Calzona told the UEFA press service.

Former Ukraine midfielder Yevhen Levchenko shared his prediction for the Blue and Yellows' match against Belgium at Euro 2024.

- "With all due respect to Romania and Slovakia, but with our selection of players, the Blue and Yellows should defeat these rivals. It was only in the second half of the game against the Slovaks that we saw the Ukrainian team we want to see. Serhii Rebrov's men outperformed the opponent not only in desire and speed, but also, and very importantly, in the fight.

The match against Romania? It was a complete failure. I was unpleasantly surprised not even by the performance of our national team, but by the fact that the team did not react to the successful actions of the opponent. Although, of course, personal mistakes and the quality of the game itself looked pathetic.

I want to pay tribute to the coaching staff of the national team of Ukraine. The coaches made qualitative changes both in the starting lineup and during the match against Slovakia, which gave us a chance to stay in the game. Although the first half hour was alarming: our team seemed to be looking closely at the opponent, practically not threatening their goal.

It seems to me that many players of the national team of Ukraine are clamped down, the fear of making a mistake constrains their actions. Again, we need to try to abstract from everything and play our best football.

What do you expect from the match against Belgium? I really hope that we don't press too hard against our goal, because the Belgians have players who can make a goal out of nothing. If we manage to shut down important opposition players such as De Bruyne, Tielemans, Lukaku and others, everything can work out.

I believe that the Ukrainian national team has not yet shown its full potential. I want the match against Belgium to be the best for the Blue and Yellows in the group stage of the European Championship. We can win at least a minimal victory. The score of 1:0 or 2:1 in our favor is not important," Levchenko said.

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Defender of thenational team ofUkraine Ilya Zabarny in an interview with the official website of UEFA spoke about the game of the national team at Euro 2024, and also shared expectations from the decisive match of the group round against Belgium.

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England head coach Gareth Southgate spoke about the motivation for the Three Lions players.

"We are very motivated. We haven't played the way we want to play yet, and we have the opportunity to win the group. This can be an important factor. Our motivation level is very high. I've never doubted that," Southgate was quoted as saying by UEFA's official website.

Dynamo U-19 goalkeeper Vyacheslav Surkis will start the summer training camp with the Dynamo first team.

According to former journalist Ihor Burbas, Surkis will start the summer training camp with the first team of the White and Blues.

It will be recalled that Dynamo's main goalkeeper Heorhiy Bushchan is currently with the Ukrainian national team at Euro 2024.

Girona's Ukrainian legionnaire Viktor Tsygankov is in no hurry to leave the Catalan club.

AsFootball 24has learned, Ukrainian midfielder Tsygankov is now leaning toward continuing his career at Girona.

He likes everything: the attitude at the club, cooperation with the coach, the way of life and, of course, the opportunity to play in the Champions League. The Ukrainian has an offer from the Catalans for a new contract, and after Euro 2024 he and the club's management will analyze everything.

It will be recalled that Girona is concerned about Tsygankov's modest clause of €30 million - since his move from Dynamo, which will receive 50% of the next transfer, the price of Viktor has increased significantly, but this will not be a problem for the Ukrainian clubs hunting for the Ukrainian.

News from the camp of the rival of the national team of Ukraine in the group of Euro-2024.

"Axel Witsel continues to recover and will not be able to help the national team of Belgium in the match of the final round. Against Ukraine will not play and disqualified Lucbacchio", - reports the press-service of UEFA.

Recall, the national team of Ukraine will meet with the national team of Belgium in the match of the final round of the group stage of Euro-2024. The match will be held on Wednesday, June 26, in Stuttgart. The start of the match - at 19:00 Kyiv time.

Today is the second day of the traditional pre-season medical examination of Dynamo first team players at the Dobrobut clinic in Kyiv.

In the morning, the players started arriving at the hospital to visit the offices of specialized specialists in turn, undergo tests and take tests.

As a reminder, Oleksandr Shovkovskyi's team started working on Sunday, having held its first training session at the training base in Vita-Litovsk. Over the course of two days, on Monday and Tuesday mornings, two groups underwent a routine medical examination, and trained in the evening.

Dynamo's team doctor Ihor Konivets spoke about the condition of the players after the vacation:

"Twice a year, the players must undergo medical examinations so that we can better monitor their condition - physical, emotional, and psychological. During the routine medical examinations, the players must undergo an ECHO heart test, abdominal ultrasound, examination of the vessels of the head and neck, consultations with an ENT, neurologist and a general blood test. The guys are in a good mood and in good physical shape. It is clear that the guys have been maintaining their diet and physical condition."

The President of the Ukrainian Premier League, Yevhen Dykyi, hopes that all clubs will be in a single pool starting next season.

"We really hope and do our best to have 16 of us next season. So that we have a single TV pool, and all clubs are moving towards this common product, in which all teams have equal rights, equal responsibilities and can make this product better and more attractive together," said Dykyi.

Dynamo Kyiv midfielder Justin Lonwijk, who returned to the White and Blues after a season on loan at Belgian side Anderlecht and Dutch side Fortuna, shared his emotions on his return to Kyiv.

"I am very happy to be back at Dynamo Kyiv. Yesterday I had my first training session with the team.

I feel very good. I had a rest after a difficult season. It started for me quite hard, but the second part can be marked with a plus sign.

Now I'm here in Kyiv, so to speak, starting from scratch," said Lonwijk.

Belgium defender Artur Theate shared his expectations from the Euro 2024 match against Ukraine.

"It will be difficult. We know what awaits us. The situation in Ukraine is not easy. I think they sincerely want to please their fans and their people. They will give their best, just like us. Ukraine beat Slovakia. So, it is a good team. You can't think that Ukraine is a bad team just because it lost big to Romania. Every participant of the final tournament has qualified and deserves to be here. We have to play the best we can and do our thing," Teate is quoted by UEFA's official website.

Forward of the national team of Ukraine Roman Yaremchuk in an interview with the official website of UEFA spoke about the team's willful victory in the Euro 2024 match over Slovakia, and also shared his expectations from the decisive match of the group round against Belgium.

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