Ukraine’s National Football Team to Face Czech Republic in a Decisive Nations League Match

On October 14, the Ukrainian national football team will face the Czech Republic in the fourth round of the UEFA Nations League. The match will take place at the Tarczynski Arena in Wrocław, Poland, kicking off at 21:45 Kyiv time.

Ukraine has played three matches so far in the group stage of the Nations League, securing only one victory—a narrow 1-0 win over group leaders Georgia. The upcoming clash against the Czech Republic presents a crucial opportunity for the Ukraine to improve their standing in the group.

This will be the second meeting between Ukraine and the Czech Republic in the current Nations League campaign. The first match, held in Prague, ended in a 3-2 loss for Ukraine. Historically, the two nations have met six times, with each team claiming two victories, while the other two encounters ended in draws.

Ukraine’s squad for the match

Ukraine’s squad for the Czech match has been announced, with midfielder Taras Stepanenko returning after recovering from an injury that kept him out of the previous game against Georgia. The team will rely on key players such as Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), Artem Dovbyk (Roma), and goalkeeper Anatolii Trubin (Benfica).

Full squad list:

- Goalkeepers: Heorhii Bushchan (Dynamo Kyiv), Anatolii Trubin (Benfica)

- Defenders: Oleksandr Tymchyk (Dynamo Kyiv), Mykola Matviienko, Yukhym Konoplia (both Shakhtar Donetsk), Bohdan Mykhailychenko (Polissya), Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth), Maksym Taloverov (LASK), Oleksandr Svatok (Austin FC)

- Midfielders: Mykola Shaparenko, Vitalii Buialskyi (both Dynamo Kyiv), Heorhii Sudakov, Dmytro Kryskiv, Oleksandr Zubkov, Taras Stepanenko (all Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleksii Hutsuliak, Oleksandr Nazarenko (both Polissya), Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), Ivan Kalyuzhnyi (Oleksandriya)

- Forwards: Vladyslav Vanat (Dynamo Kyiv), Artem Dovbyk (Roma), Roman Yaremchuk (Olympiacos)