Belgium will face Ukraine in their final group stage match at the European Championship. Ahead of the game, Belgium coach Tedesco said in an interview that the team’s goal is only victory, and they won’t settle for a draw.
After two rounds of group matches, an unusual situation has emerged in Group E, with four teams tied on three points each. The teams that will qualify from the group can’t be determined until the final round. Tedesco believes that Belgium will never sit back and play for a draw. Tedesco said: “We can’t calculate or guess, we have to go all out to win the game. Maybe in the last moments of the match we can figure out what we need to do to qualify, but at the start of the game, we will undoubtedly go for victory. I will follow the results of the other game, it would be foolish to ignore it, but we will focus on our game.”
Both Belgium and Ukraine have recovered from their opening group stage losses, and Tedesco is very wary of his opponent’s strength. Tedesco said: “We are confident, but there are no guarantees in the world of football. We have to play at our best because Ukraine are a strong team. I have seen several of their games, both the Euro qualifiers against England and the friendly against Germany, and I believe they were the better side on the pitch.”
Belgium hopes that their all-time top scorer Romelu Lukaku will finally score a goal. He has already had three goals disallowed by VAR review, and Tedesco said: “Checking VAR results in goal celebrations being delayed or completely stopped, which is why I waited a while before celebrating after scoring in the last game. But the emotions are already so high, I just hope that VAR doesn’t stop me from celebrating goals in future matches.”
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