SOCCER
Ukraine draws the Netherlands in Euro 2020
Ukraine was placed in Group C with the Netherlands (group hosts) as part of the group stage of the UEFA Euro 2020. The remaining two teams in Group C are to be named based on results of the play-offs (if Romania wins Path A of the play-offs it will be placed in Group C, otherwise the remaining teams – Bulgaria, Hungary and Iceland – will be placed in Group F, with the play-off finals on March 31, 2020; should the latter happen, the winner of Path D play-offs will advance to Group C, if Romania wins Path A, the winner of Path D – Georgia, Belarus, North Macedonia, Kosovo – will enter Group F). Matches are set for June 14, 18, 22, and if Ukraine finishes in first or second place in its group, will advance to the Round of 16, which begins on June 27. Ukraine’s goalkeeper, Andriy Pyatov, was ranked in 19th place (1,459 points) among the best players of the qualification tournament. The ranking was determined by the FedEx Performance Zone algorithm, which evaluated the contribution of players to the success of their national teams.