Ukrainian National Football Teamended the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League on a high note. In the sixth round, Serhiy Rebrov's team defeated Albania with a score of 2:1.
The Albania — Ukraine match was of great importance for the blue-yellows, because in this game only a victory would satisfy our team.
At the same time, we still had to hope for the outcome of the parallel match Czech Republic — Georgia. For the Ukrainians to reach the playoffs for promotion to League A, a victory for the Czechs or a draw was needed. Actually, the Czech Republic beat Sakartvelo with the same score 2:1.
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Thus, the Czech Republic entered League A directly, and Ukraine, having taken second place, will fight in the playoffs for entry into the elite.
Potential opponents of Ukraine in the playoffs for entry into League A
The opponent of Sergey Rebrov's charges will be a team from League A, which took third place in its group. Thus, Ukraine will play with one of these teams:
- Scotland;
- Belgium;
- Hungary;
- Serbia.
Note that in addition to Ukraine, Greece, Austria and Turkey also finished in second place in their groups in League B.
Draw for the playoff pairs of Division A UEFA Nations League will take place on Friday, November 22.
The playoff matches in this tournament are scheduled for March 20 and 23, 2025. The first game for teams from League B will be a home game.
If they win the playoffs, the Ukrainian national team will rise to the elite of the Nations League tournament for the second time in history.
The blue-yellows last played there in the 2020/2021 season. Then the team scored six points and took the last place, and that tournament was also remembered for the scandalous technical defeat of the Ukrainians from Switzerland.
