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UA-Football has compiled for you the most important news of Wednesday, November 18
So the Switzerland – Ukraine match did not take place. Although on Wednesday, the UAF issued a statement that it was prepared to assemble a second team in order to play a duel in the near future. But the Association clarified that it was very difficult to do this for several reasons. Switzerland stresses that the Ukrainian team has not done enough to get the game played. At the same time, they point out that in 2021 there will be no free dates to play in preparation for the Euro and the start of the selection for the World Cup. In the end, the Ukrainian team did not quarantine itself, as threatened yesterday, but returned to Kiev. Upon arrival, Andriy Shevchenko said it was not Ukraine’s fault that the match was not played, but it all depends on UEFA. We add that in the event of a technical defeat, Ukraine will fall to Division B.
There were no surprises. Italy met Bosnia and Herzegovina thanks to goals from Belotti and Berardi, putting them one point ahead of the Netherlands, who in turn heroically beat Poland 1: 2. In the second group in a “head-on” collision, Belgium was stronger than Denmark – 4: 2. The result was made by the stars: de Bruyne scored a double on Lukaku’s account and Courtois took it to his own goal. Thus, France, Spain, Italy and Belgium will play the quarterfinals of the League of Nations next year.
As you know, due to the coronavirus, Norway brought a youth squad to Austria and almost caused a sensation: Ukraine’s rival in the Euro won again at 90 + 4 minutes, thanks to which they retained the first place, and, therefore, in the next League draw. The nations will play in Division A. Czech Republic, which defeated Slovakia 2: 0, edged Scotland in a corner, which lost to Israel 0: 1 (Solomon scored a goal). It was spectacular with Russia: a 0: 5 loss to unmotivated Serbia brought Hungary to first place, which beat Turkey 2: 0. And finally, Wales did not allow Finland to enter Division A: the head-to-head match ended with a 3: 1 victory for the Welsh.
In Division C, North Macedonia draws our attention, with whom we will play in the European Championship. The Balkans could have improved if they beat Armenia on the road, but the hosts were stronger – 1: 0, and it is they who advance to the second league. Group 1: Luxembourg without Gerson Rodríguez failed to beat Azerbaijan, while Montenegro defeated Cyprus and remained in the front row. Group 3: Greece and Slovenia played the ticket in the duel head-to-head, the Greeks were supposed to win, but they were limited to a 0: 0 draw. Thus, the selection of Benjamin Verbic (who, by the way, entered as substitute) move up to division B. Group 4: Belarus let Albania go higher, who won the heads up with a score of 3: 2.
Olimpik and Zorya’s tenth round match was threatened. According to Donetsk club president Vladislav Gelzin, the team had a coronavirus outbreak. According to him, at least ten players and club employees already have positive tests, while not all the results are known.
