It has never happened before in European football! Premiere at EURO 2024, right in Romania’s group

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28.03.2024, 10:08

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Ukraine has qualified for EURO 2024after winning at the limit Icelandscore 2-1, in the play-off from the preliminaries.

Thus, the Ukrainians were automatically assigned to Group E, which also includes Belgium, Slovakia and Romania. The composition of this group also brings with it a first for European football.

Ukraine and Belgium will play against each other for the first time

Ukrainian media noted that Ukraine has never played against Belgium, be it a friendly or an official match.

The “Devils” are among the three teams that have never been opponents of Ukraine. Liechtenstein and Gibraltar are the other two.

There are very few cases in European football where a given national team has not already met all the others at least once, but the explanation is simple.

The reason there are still national teams that have never played Ukraine is that our northern neighbors played their first game in 1992, after they gained independence from the Soviet Union the previous year.

Romania and Ukraine have met 6 times in friendlies

As for Romania and Ukraine, the two teams have six direct confrontations in their shared history, but never in a final tournament.

• 2001: Ukraine – Romania 0-1 (Cyprus Cup)
• 2002: Romania – Ukraine 4-1 (friendly match)
• 2003: Ukraine – Romania 0-2 (friendly match)
• 2010: Ukraine – Romania 3-2 (friendly match)
• 2011: Romania – Ukraine 2-2 (2-4 on penalties, Cyprus Cup)
• 2016: Romania – Ukraine 3-4 (friendly match)

Group E schedule at EURO 2024

• June 17, 4:00 p.m ROMANIA – UkraineMunich
• June 17, 19:00 Belgium – Slovakia, Frankfurt
• June 22, 16:00 Slovakia – Ukraine, Dusseldorf
• June 22, 22:00 Belgium – ROMANIAKoln
• June 26, 7:00 p.m Slovakia – ROMANIA, Frankfurt
• June 26, 19:00 Belgium – Ukraine, Stuttgart

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