He got caught again: UEFA president wishes Ukraine's rivals to reach Euro 2024

The President of the European Football Union (UEFA), Alexander Čeferin, wished that as many teams from the Balkan region as possible would reach the 2024 continental championship. In particular, he singled out the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which became a rival of Ukrainians in the playoffs for the European Championship.

Čeferin said this during a visit to Belgrade for the Serbia-Bulgaria match, which took place on November 19, the Sarajevo Times portal reports. The functionary wished the Bosnians to reach the European Championships, not knowing that they would face a confrontation with the Ukrainian national team, which the UEFA head had given up on before the Blue and Yellows' match against Italy.

"I am glad that the three national teams of the region are close to qualifying for the European Championship. Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. I would like to see Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia qualify as well, but the latter have no chance. Bosnia and Herzegovina has playoffs, but the way they play... Of course, I would like to see as many teams from the region qualify for the European Championship as possible," said Čeferin.

We would like to remind you that the Slovenian's statements before the Ukraine-Italy game caused a wide resonance. The pressure on the UEFA president increased after the scandal in the match, when the referee did not award a penalty kick to the Azzurri. Even the Italian national team captain Gianluigi Donnarumma admitted that the defender had violated the rules. Social media reacted strongly to the episode, and the Italian media did not defend the referee.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, the head coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team Savo Milosevic was upset about the results of the Euro 2024 playoff draw.

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