Our prediction for this Euro 2024 match:
Ukraine
Match Time & Date:
26/03/2024
20:45
Prediction: 2-1
Iceland
Tarczynski Arena in Wroclaw (Poland) will be the centre of attention when Ukraine and Iceland square off against each other in the EURO 2024 playoffs final. Ukraine showed character in a 2-1 win over Bosnia, with the team scoring two late goals to defeat the Balkan Dragons in Zenica and they are seen as hot favourites to beat Iceland as well. Girona winger Viktor Tsygankov is a major doubt and he will be assessed ahead of the kick-off, while Arsenal ace Oleksandr Zinchenko should keep his place in the starting XI.
The Icelanders, on the other hand, proved their worth in a 4-1 win over Israel, but they will have a mountain to climb in Tuesday’s showdown. Given the number of high-profile players in Serhiy Rebrov’s team, home win should definitely be considered. To make things even worse for the visiting team, both Arnor Ingvi Traustason and Arnor Sigurdsson limped off with injuries in the victory over the Israelis.
Highlighted Player (Viktor Tsygankov):
Viktor Tsygankov is a Ukrainian footballer who plays for Dynamo Kiev. Tsygankov is a product of Nyva Vinnytsia football school, but in 2011 he moved to Dynamo Kiev at the age of 14. Despite being born in Nahariya, Israel on November 15, 1997, Viktor Tsygankov represents Ukraine at senior level.
The talented winger has no less than 20 caps for Ukraine U17 team and it has to be noted that his made his senior debut for Ukraine against Finland in November, 2016. Tsygankov came as a substitute in the 83rd minute of the 2018 World Cup qualifier. Viktor Tsygankov’s main position is right winger, but he is used as a left winger as well.
His preferred foot is left and he has a contract with Dynamo Kiev until June, 2023. The pacey winger made his Dynamo Kiev debut in the Ukrainian Premier League on August 14, 2016 against FC Stal Kamianske. His first coach was Mykola Zahoruyko.
Highlighted Team (Iceland):
Iceland had little to no success during the first 60 years of entering the FIFA competitions, failing to qualify to a single major tournament in that period, but the team then went on to make tremendous progress at the start of the 21st century.
The Nordic side narrowly missed out on a place at the 2014 World Cup, losing in the play-off to Croatia, but they then enjoyed a thoroughly impressive qualifying campaign to reach the Euro 2016, taking 20 points from 10 matches to leave Turkey and Netherlands trailing in their wake.
As a result, the generation featuring players like Gylfi Sigurdsson, Aron Gunnarsson, Kolbeinn Sigthorsson and Emil Hallfredsson will go down as one of the most successful in the national team history and it could be quite some time before another team repeat their success. Even if he was only used as a bit-part player during the Euro 2016 qualifiers, Eidur Gudjohnsen has got to be mentioned as the first Icelandic footballer to have played for top European sides.
Everton
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