The players from Ukraine and England came together to hold up a flag promoting peace before their UEFA Euro 2024 Group C Qualifiers game on March 26, 2023, at Wembley Stadium in London.
Despite a ban by the government on Ukrainian national teams participating in competitions involving athletes from Russia and Belarus, Ukraine has declared that it will continue to play Euro 2024 qualifying matches.
Kyiv has prohibited Moscow from participating in Olympic, non-Olympic, and Paralympic events due to its invasion of Ukraine and the use of Belarus as a base for the invasion.
The head of the Ukrainian Football Association shared a letter on Facebook announcing that Ukraine will be allowed to continue playing in the Euro 2024 qualifiers along with Belarus.
The national team of Ukraine will keep playing in the qualifying matches for the 2024 European Championship, according to a post on Facebook.
Ukraine has been placed in Group C for the qualifiers along with England, Italy, North Macedonia, and Malta. Belarus is in Group I with Israel, Andorra, Kosovo, Romania, and Switzerland.
Ukraine lost their first game 2-0 while playing in England, and England is currently leading the group with six points after playing two matches. Ukraine’s next game will be played in North Macedonia on June 16.
Russia was banned from participating in European tournaments by UEFA after what Moscow referred to as a “special military operation” in Ukraine last year.