News from the camp of the opponent of the Ukrainian national team in the Nations League group. The International Federation of Football Statistics and History (IFFHS) has nominated the head coach of the Georgian national team, Willy Sagnol, for the title of Best National Team Coach of 2024.
Under the leadership of this French specialist, the Georgian national team has reached the final part of the European Championship (Euro-2024) for the first time, managing to advance from the group. Sagnol has been in charge of the Georgian national team since 2021, and during this time the national team has played a total of 42 matches, winning 20, drawing 6, and losing 16.
In addition to Sagnol, there are 19 other specialists nominated for the title of Best National Team Coach of 2024: Luis de la Fuente (Spain), Gareth Southgate (England), Didier Deschamps (France), Ronald Koeman (Netherlands), Julian Nagelsmann (Germany), Vincenzo Montella (Turkey), Murat Yakin (Switzerland), Lionel Scaloni (Argentina), Nestor Lorenzo (Colombia), Marcelo Bielsa (Uruguay), Fernando Batista (Venezuela), Jesse Marsch (Canada), Thomas Christiansen (Panama), Emers Fey (Ivory Coast), Jose Peseiro (Nigeria), Hugo Broos (South Africa), Bartholomeu Marques (Qatar), Hussein Amuta (Jordan), Darren Bazeley (New Zealand).
Recall that in the current Nations League, the Ukrainian national team has already played one match against Georgia, achieving a victory with a score of 1:0. The second match between the teams will be held on November 16 in Tbilisi.