Ukraine, at war for two years after Russia’s invasion, can guarantee a place in the 2024 European football tournament this Tuesday (26), in one of the last three games that define the last qualifiers for the most important national team tournament in the world. Old Continent.
The Ukrainian qualification could give the Euros (June 14th – July 14th) a geopolitical dimension, something already common in major international sporting competitions.
Playing as hosts, the Ukraine team will host Iceland in the city of Wroclaw, in neighboring Poland, a country that has already hosted Shakhtar Donetsk games in European competitions this season.
The Ukrainians will not have an easy life, as in the previous round of the play-off the Icelanders beat Israel 4-1, with a hat-trick by Robert Gudmundsson, in another game that was played in Poland, due to Israel’s war in the Strip. Gaza.
The winner of this ‘Road B’ of the play-off will be in Group E of Euro2024, alongside Belgium, Slovakia and Romania.
The most attractive game of these play-offs will be played at the same time, between Wales and Robert Lewandowski’s Poland, who at 35 does not want to waste one of his last opportunities to participate in a national team competition.
The Barcelona striker is the offensive reference of the Polish team, despite being left blank in the 5-1 defeat of Estonia in the last round.
Wales, on the other hand, appears to have overcome the departure of star player Gareth Bale and is close to participating in its third consecutive European Championship, after spending more than 50 years without being in major international tournaments-
The winner of this duel will join Group D of Euro2024, which also includes France, the Netherlands and Austria.
Finally, Greece visits Georgia to try to enter Group F, which includes Portugal, Turkey and the Czech Republic.
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