Old hands such as Andriy Pyatov, Andriy Yarmolenko and Taras Stepanenko are supported by Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Viktor Tsyhankov and Viktor Kovalenko. However, the squad has become more united and coherent than ever. Their best defender Yaroslav Rakitskiy has been omitted since his decision to join Zenit in 2019. Politics still plays a significant role, and tensions around the team can be high. Ukraine were unbeaten in their eight matches and leaked just four goals.
Qualifying handed Sheva’s side a tough draw, but they finished top ahead of Portugal and Serbia, thrashing the latter 5-0 in one of their greatest performances. But the former striker stayed to prove them all wrong, and now Ukraine are heading to Euro 2020 with their confidence soaring.įew expected them to become a force so soon after missing that World Cup, but a country torn apart by a draining civil war is excited about the bold and attractive style their former hero has implemented.
Critics were merciless at times, and following Ukraine’s failure to qualify for the World Cup in Russia, there were plenty of calls for him to be sacked. Shevchenko took over as the national team coach immediately after that limp campaign, but there were significant doubts about his abilities. Ukraine didn’t survive that group, though, and the same fate befell them four years later in France, when the former Ballon d’Or winner served as Mykhaylo Fomenko’s assistant. He postponed retirement in order to lead the co-hosts at Euro 2012 – then bagged In 2006 Shevchenko was among the world’s best players as he fired Ukraine Sheva was there for all three of his country’s major tournaments as an independent nation. Only Oleg Blokhin can rival Andriy Shevchenko as Ukraine’s greatest footballer of all time. MF: Oleksandr Andriyevskiy (Dynamo Kiev).MF: Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk).MF: Oleksandr Zinchenko ( Manchester City).MF: Yevhen Konoplyanka (Shakhtar Donetsk).MF: Andriy Yarmolenko ( West Ham United).DF: Viktor Korniienko (Shakhtar Donetsk).DF: Mykola Matviyenko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
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