Today, March 20, in Murcia at the "Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia" stadium, the first playoff match of the Nations League round for the right to play in Division "A" of this tournament next season, Ukraine — Belgium (kickoff — at 21:45 Kyiv time) will take place. The match is nominally a home game for the Ukrainian national team, but due to the war, it will be held in Spain.
Ukraine — Belgium: where to watch, online broadcastIn Ukraine, this match can be watched in various ways. The online broadcast of the match will take place on the streaming TV service MEGOGO. In addition, Ukraine — Belgium can be watched for free on the TV channel "MEGOGO SPORT", which broadcasts on T2 and cable networks.
On Dynamo.kiev.ua, a traditional text online broadcast of the match Ukraine — Belgium will be available, which includes online game statistics. The starting lineups of the teams will be known about an hour before the game starts. You can also expect information about them on our website pages and its social media profiles. After the final whistle, we will provide you with a report on this match.
The Ukrainian national team has been preparing for the match against Belgium in Spain, due to changes in the Ukrainian championship calendar, since the middle of last week. However, until last Monday, Sergey Rebrov's team was training without foreign players.
On the eve of the match Ukraine — Belgium, its nominal hosts have not gone without personnel problems. Defender Maxim Taloverov from the English "Plymouth" arrived with an injury to the Ukrainian national team's camp — he has already returned to his club. In addition, the forward of the "blue-yellow" Artem Dovbik has fallen ill: two days before the game, he developed a fever and showed symptoms of a viral infection. Yesterday, the "Roma" striker did not train and is unlikely to be able to take the field today as well.
Not everything is smooth in the Belgian national team either. The forward Lois Openda and defender Timothy Castagne will miss the match against Ukraine due to suspension. Meanwhile, among the Ukrainians, 8 players will be at risk of suspension for the second leg.
It should be noted that the national teams of Ukraine and Belgium met less than a year ago — in the framework of the 3rd round of the group stage of the final part of Euro 2024. That meeting ended in a draw, 0:0.
The match Ukraine — Belgium will be officiated by a Swiss referee crew led by Sandro Scherer. Also, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be in use, managed by Feday San, who also represents Switzerland.
Recall that the first playoff match of the Nations League round for the right to play in Division "A" of this tournament next season, Ukraine — Belgium will take place on Thursday, March 20, in Murcia, at the "Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia" stadium (kickoff — at 21:45 Kyiv time). Where to watch: online platform MEGOGO. Online broadcast, statistics, starting lineups, report, press conference: Dynamo.kiev.ua.
