Ukraine vs Belgium EURO 2024 Group E Matchday 3 preview: Where to watch, kick-off time, possible line-ups

Ukraine and Belgium have chosen quite the stage for their first ever international meeting. Both these sides had a dispiriting start in Group E, with Ukraine comprehensively beaten by a lively Romania team, and Belgium unexpectedly losing to Slovakia, but wins for both on Matchday 2 have left the situation in the section remarkably tight with all four nations tied on three points. The maths, however, is plretty simple; any side that wins is guaranteed a top-two finish. If everyone draws, it gets complicated.

Their nerve tested and not found wanting in their comeback victory over Slovakia, Ukraine can call on Belgian league experience with Serhiy Sydorchuk (Westerlo), Roman Yaremchuk (Gent, Club Brugge), Bogdan Mykhaylichenko (Anderlecht) and Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genk) all having played in Belgium. Moreover, Oleksandr Zinchenko knows two of Belgium's star men well; he plays at Arsenal with Leandro Trossard and previously spent six years at Man City alongside Kevin De Bruyne.