Sport | Football Slovakia vs Ukraine LIVE! Two teams who made extremely contrasting starts to Euro 2024 collide in the first of three more matches on day eight as Group E resumes. Slovakia head to Dusseldorf brimming with confidence after producing the first and only real upset of the tournament so far in Frankfurt on Monday, with Ivan Schranz’s early goal - plus two disallowed efforts from Romelu Lukaku - enough to stun group favourites Belgium. Ukraine could not have opened their latest European Championship campaign in more disappointing fashion, however, brushed aside 3-0 by Romania in Munich earlier that same day.
Those initial results mean that another win for Slovakia this afternoon would see them though to the knockout stages of a Euros for only the second time as an independent nation, while a second loss would surely signal early elimination for Euro 2020 quarter-finalists Ukraine with only Belgium left to come. Slovakia coach Francesco Calzona has named an unchanged side today after that famous result at the beginning of the week, while Ukraine boss Serhiy Rebrov has made four changes including dropping Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin. Follow Slovakia vs Ukraine at Euro 2024 live below! Slovakia vs Ukraine latest news Live updates Here come the teams in Dusseldorf, where the rain has been falling ahead of kick-off.
Ukraine very well-supported in this city it seems. Time for the national anthems, with each Ukraine player draped in the flag of their nation. So,.
