The Netherlands is 5-4-1 in its past 10 matches, while Ukraine is on a six-game unbeaten run following an 0-6-1 slide. The teams have met just twice before, both friendly matches, with the Netherlands winning 3-0 in 2008 and the most recent meeting in 2010 ending in a 1-1 draw. Ukraine won its Euro 2020 qualifying group at 6-2-0, while the Dutch, who are ranked 16th in the FIFA World Rankings, were the runner-up in theirs at 6-1-1. Ukraine starts on Sunday against the Netherlands in Amsterdam.It should be a battle on Sunday when the Netherlands and Ukraine face off in a 2020 UEFA European Championship group-stage game. "Following further analysis, this specific combination of the two slogans is deemed to be clearly political in nature, having historic and militaristic significance," UEFA said.Įuro 2020 kicks off on Friday, though Ukraine and Russia cannot play each other unless both advance deep into the 24-nation tournament.Ī UEFA rule in place since 2014 separates the countries' national teams and club teams to prevent them from being drawn together. UEFA said it approved "Glory to the heroes" last December, separate from the other slogan which was allowed two years earlier. Russian lawmakers linked the two slogans together as being used by Ukrainian nationalists, some of whom fought with the Nazis against the Soviet Union in World War II. "Glory to Ukraine" can remain visible on the back of the shirt's neck. However, one of the two slogans woven into the inside of the shirt collar - "Glory to the heroes" - must be removed. The fresh UEFA ruling allows the map to stay on the shirt, in line with international law which recognizes the Russian annexation as illegal. The yellow-and-blue shirt design unveiled on Sunday angered Russian officials by including an outline of Ukraine's land territory with the Crimea region which Russia annexed in 2014. Ukraine must modify its team shirt for the European Championship after UEFA on Thursday upheld part of a Russian complaint about slogans and a map that included Crimea.
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