Ukraine began preparations for Euro 2020 at the end of May. Andriy Shevchenko’s charges have already had one test match. The home draw in the confrontation with modest Bahrain became possible thanks to a goal from Viktor Tsygankov (1:1). In March the Ukrainians played three games in the qualifying round for the 2022 World Cup. The national team started very successfully, bringing from France one point (1:1). But then an unexpected loss of points in home matches with Kazakhstan and Finland (1:1) followed, which neutralized the team’s success in Paris.
The Turkish national team is preparing for Euro 2020, where it made its way from second place in the group with France and Iceland. The performances of Shenol Gunesh’s charges in the League of Nations, where the team lost the group stage and dropped in class, ended in failure. It should be noted that rivals of the team were Russia, Serbia and Hungary. The debut in the selection for the 2022 World Cup was successful for the “moon stars” and resulted in a victory over the Netherlands (4:2), Norway (3:0) and a draw with Latvia (3:3).
