Euro 2024 qualification has entered its 7th matchday. After Portugal, Belgium and France were confirmed to qualify for Euro 2024 in Germany. Several countries that have not yet been confirmed to qualify will fight tooth and nail to win tickets to Germany.
In Group C, there is a match between the Ukrainian national team and the North Macedonia national team in the European Cup qualifiers. The match will take place on Saturday (14/10/2023) at Epet Arena, Czech.
This is the second meeting in European qualifying. Previously, Ukraine managed to beat North Macedonia with a score of 3-2 on matchday 3 of the Euro 2024 qualifiers. Ukraine has pocketed 7 points from 5 matches, and is ranked 3rd in Group C. Meanwhile, North Macedonia also has the same points, namely 7 points, and is ranked 4th.
Ukraine will be strengthened by Chelsea’s most expensive winger, namely Mykhailo Mudryk. He was listed in the Zhovto-Blakytni (Blue-Yellow) squad for the match against North Macedonia and also against Malta. In the match against England, Mudryk played for 89 minutes and was replaced by Yehor Nazaryna.
Reporting from Sofascore.com, the former Shaktar Donetsk player’s performance has a rating of 6.2. Mudryk played quite well, but he always lost control of the ball with a total of 10 times losing possession of the ball.
Apart from that, there are other statistics from Mudryk, namely touching the ball 19 times and passing accuracy of 7/8 (88%). With the Ukrainian national team, Mudryk has made 13 appearances, and has not recorded any goals or assists at all with the Zhovto-Blakytni (Blue-Yellow) troops.
North Macedonia is not an opponent Ukraine should take lightly. The reason is, the troops from Crveni Lavovi or Red Tigers (the nickname for North Macedonia) have superior players, such as Napoli midfielder Elif Elmas, for example.
Of the total head to head, Ukraine and North Macedonia have met 5 times. Ukraine dominated with 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 win for North Macedonia. To fight for a safe ticket to Euro 2024. Ukraine and North Macedonia must be able to fight for victory in the last match. Because this match will determine wider opportunities towards Euro 2024.
However, if you don’t succeed in getting Euro 2024 tickets for the Ukrainian national team. So, it is certain to fight in the Euro 2024 playoffs for the final Euro 2024 ticket. The Euro 2024 playoffs are based on the teams selected from the overall ranking when competing in the UEFA National League from League A-D.
Mudryk is a big draw in Chelsea and he is yet to prove his worth to his fans. Hopefully the upcoming matches with Ukraine will help to grow his confidencen and team-playing. We will see the impact soon once EPL returns the following week.
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