Romania will debut at EURO 2024 on June 17, against the Ukrainian national team, a neighboring country, in a match that is already shaping up to be extremely challenging.
Especially considering that Romania ended its preparation for this European tournament in a shameful manner, with two 0-0 results against Bulgaria and Liechtenstein, both at home, at the Steaua stadium.
On the other hand, Ukraine suffered a clear defeat in their last friendly, losing 1-3 to Poland. And in this match, played in Warsaw, goalkeeper Georgiy Bushchan (30 years old) had an uncertain performance, causing coach Rebrov to rethink his decision and replace him as a starter. Ukraine still has a friendly match to play, against Moldova, on Tuesday at 19:00, at the Zimbru stadium in Chisinau, as reported by sport.ua.
Bushchan has Romanian origins, being the goalkeeper of Dynamo Kiev. He was previously sought after by clubs like Manchester United and Ajax. Now, it is expected that the next goalkeeper, Anatoliy Trubin, the goalkeeper of Benfica, will start at EURO. But there are also chances for Lunin, the goalkeeper from Real Madrid.
Romania and Ukraine are in Group E at EURO 2024, alongside Belgium and Slovakia.
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