The Ukrainian national team lost to England at the European Football Championship due to their unwillingness to spoil relations with a “strategic partner”. This unexpected statement was made on Friday, December 31, by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during his New Year’s video message. Its text was published on the website of the office of the head of state.
According to him, the game of the Ukrainian team at the Euro united all the inhabitants of the country and “made the producers of the sedative happy.”
“We lost to England in the quarter-finals. We lost only because our guys did not want to spoil Ukraine’s relations with a strategic partner, ”Zelensky explained.
During the Euro 2020 championship (the championship was postponed to 2021), the Ukrainian team reached the quarterfinals of the tournament, where they lost to the England team with a large score – 0: 4.
On July 11, Italy defeated England in the Euro 2020 final on penalties. The score of the main match ended in a draw – 1: 1, no goals were scored in extra time. In a penalty shootout, the Italians beat England 3: 2.
Source: IZ
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