Amidst the instability within the country, Ukraine has a chance to give its citizens a reason to rejoice in the UEFA Nations League. The first match will take place in Murcia, Spain.
Ukraine’s national football team
The Ukrainian national football team has not played an international match in Ukraine since November 2021, so it is fair to say that they should be used to playing on neutral territory by now. After playing all these matches on neutral territory, the Blue and Yellows have lost only one of their 12 internationals as the home team.
There are also some losses. Some of the main players, namely Artem Dovbyk and Mykhailo Mudryk, will not take part in the match.
Belgium national football team
The guests have their own reasons to be confident, as they have never been relegated from League A since the tournament’s inception. The Belgians avoided automatic relegation to League B only thanks to a better goal difference in their head-to-head clash with Israel in Group A2.
Interestingly, Belgium’s last international match was also played on a neutral field against another country struggling with instability. ‘The Red Devils lost to Israel in Budapest with a score of 1-0. A repeat of the result would add even more history for Belgium in Rudi Garcia’s first game as head coach, who has not lost more than five consecutive international matches since 2009.
Ukraine vs Belgium prediction
The Ukrainians can win. Serhiy Rebrov’s team is not inferior in the selection of players and is capable of getting the desired result.
Main – both teams to score
Extra-time – the former to win
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