Viktor Mykita: "Football during war has become a form of rehabilitation for defenders and a foundation for community development."
Oleksandr Tymchyk: "I want to thank our fans, especially our Armed Forces"
Ukraine national team defender Oleksandr Tymchyk comments on the draw with Belgium (0:0) and EURO 2024 group stage exit.
"We fought hard, as Belgium couldn't score. I want to say one thing: I am proud to be Ukrainian, and after such games, we have nothing to be ashamed of returning to Ukraine.
It's very tough... We didn't lose to Belgium, but we lost in the first game against Romania. That's why we didn't advance from the group stage in such a big tournament. It seems like it's the first time in history that a team has earned four points and didn't advance from the group.
I want to thank our fans, especially our Armed Forces, who defend our country and allow us to play at this level. The Ukrainian championship continues for them. They enable us to play football and show worthy results. I would like to apologize to them for not advancing. We tried, but that's football," said Oleksandr Tymchyk.
Ukraine squad for EURO 2024
Goalkeepers: 1. Georgiy Bushchan (Dynamo Kyiv), 12. Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica, Portugal), 23. Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid, Spain).
Defenders: 22. Mykola Matviyenko, 2. Yukhym Konoplia, 21. Valeriy Bondar (all Shakhtar Donetsk), 24. Oleksandr Tymchyk (Dynamo Kyiv), 16. Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton, England), 13. Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth, England), 3. Oleksandr Svatok (FC Dnipro-1 Dnipro), 4. Maksym Talovierov (LASK Linz, Austria), 26. Bohdan Mykhaylichenko (Polissya Zhytomyr).
Midfielders: 7. Andriy Yarmolenko, 19. Mykola Shaparenko, 18. Volodymyr Brazhko (all Dynamo Kyiv), 6. Taras Stepanenko, 20. Oleksandr Zubkov, 14. Georgiy Sudakov (all Shakhtar Donetsk), 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal, England), 15. Viktor Tsygankov (Girona, Spain), 10. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea, England), 5. Serhiy Sydorchuk (Westerlo, Belgium), 8. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa, Italy).
Forwards: 11. Artem Dovbyk (Girona, Spain), 9. Roman Yaremchuk (Valencia, Spain), 25. Vladyslav Vanat (Dynamo Kyiv).
EURO 2024 Group E: Schedule and Results
June 17: Romania vs Ukraine - 3:0
June 17: Belgium vs Slovakia - 0:1
June 22: Slovakia vs Ukraine - 1:2
June 22: Belgium vs Romania - 2:0
June 26: Slovakia vs Romania - 1:1
June 26: Ukraine vs Belgium - 0:0
Standings
|
|
Teams |
M |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
P |
|
1 |
Romania |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4—3 |
4 |
|
2 |
Belgium |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2—1 |
4 |
|
3 |
Slovakia |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3—3 |
4 |
|
4 |
Ukraine |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2—4 |
4 |
