Ukraine to play Slovenia

Eastern Economist

KYIV - In the Euro-2000 play-off draw made on October 13, Ukraine was drawn to play Slovenia. The soccer matches will take place November 13 in Slovenia and November 17 in Kyiv. The other match-ups are: England vs. Scotland, Denmark vs. Israel and Ireland vs. Turkey.

The eight teams are playing for the final four of 16 slots in the European Championship finals to be held in the spring. Ukraine tied Russia 1-1 on October 9 and, due to its previous 3-2 victory over Russia (i.e., its higher aggregate point total), advanced to the play-offs of the European Championships.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, October 24, 1999, No. 43, Vol. LXVII

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