Ukraine take on Belgium in the round 3 match of UEFA Euro-2024 group stage. The match will be played on Tuesday, June 26th at MHPArena (Stuttgart).
Ukraine shocked their fans in Germany. The "Yellow-Blues" have been delivering good results in recent years, especially under Rebrov. Despite playing well against England and Italy, they lost in the qualifiers to the former and couldn't surpass the latter, finishing with the same number of points and leaving questions about what might have been had the referee awarded a fairly obvious penalty against Donnarumma in their head-to-head match in the final round. On the other hand, they managed to show their strengths and resilience, securing 2-1 wins against Bosnia and Iceland. Their summer training sessions brought optimistic results, such as a 0-0 draw with Germany and a 4-0 win over Moldova. The 1-3 loss to Poland was dismissed as the result of experimental squad decisions by the coaching staff. However, they faced a significant setback with a 0-3 loss to Romania in their optimal lineup last Monday—an absolute failure. They managed to redeem themselves against Slovakia, but with some caveats: they conceded first again and secured a "trademark" 2-1 win with a goal in the last fifteen minutes.
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The "Red Devils" were one of the biggest disappointments of the 2022 World Cup. The trip to Qatar marked the end of the Roberto Martinez era. His successor, Domenico Tedesco, quickly restored order, winning their Euro qualifying group with ease and achieving decent results in friendly matches. The only questionable decision was not taking Courtois to the championship. But once in Germany, the favorite team made an own goal—not as quickly as Italy, but by the seventh minute, gifting the ball to the Slovaks in their penalty area. Although they had the advantage thereafter, it was not absolute, with chances at their own goal. Furthermore, they squandered opportunities, and Lukaku's goals were disallowed for various reasons—it ended 0-1. Against Romania, they also had a Lukaku goal disallowed, but still won 2-0.
Incredibly, this will be the first time the two sides face each other in Germany. The "Red Devils" are still stronger, especially since a draw is likely insufficient for their opponent—bet on a victory for the nominal guests.
Prediction for the match: Belgium to win
