Since the beginning of the dispute between Russia and Ukraine, Shevchenko, the symbol of Ukrainian football, has been speaking out for days – first calling on the Ukrainian people to unite and win, and then renewing the social media, hoping that his homeland Ukraine will soon return to peace.
Born in 1976 in Kiev, Ukraine, Shevchenko has made an outstanding contribution to Ukrainian football, both as a player and as a coach, and it is no exaggeration to call him the first person in Ukrainian football. But in the current situation, perhaps even the "nuclear warhead" himself does not want to mention, that cold night 22 years ago, he completed the "killing" of Russian football with a stroke of genius. (The copyright of this text belongs to "Owen Says Sports", not published by the account with the same name, all of which are plagiarism and plagiarism)
The French team that had a "horror" lineup that year
Originally, due to some special reasons, Russia and Ukraine can be called a pair of "insulators" in football, but it is the only "one" meeting, but the sword and light are still worth remembering! In the preliminary round of the 2000 European Championship, the two teams were divided into the same group 4 for the first time, and the strongest teams in the same group were France, which sat on the "golden generation".
With flowing blond hair, Karpin was the icon of Russian football at the time
Although you are a seeded team, Russia, which has Roma's Alenichev, Celta's Karpin, Eindhoven's Hochlov and other stars, is in second-to-last place in the group after losing three consecutive games at the beginning. Such a situation made the "fighting nation" lose face, and the meritorious leader Romantsev returned again.
Romantsev
This is indeed magical, Romantsev took office in exchange for the team's 6 consecutive wins, including a stunning victory in Paris! Russia also jumped back to no. 3 in the group, and before the final round of the match against Ukraine, they won the opportunity to compete with their no. 1 opponent and France, who was provisionally ranked no. 2 with 18 points. (The copyright of this text belongs to "Owen Says Sports", not published by the account with the same name, all of which are plagiarism and plagiarism)
Final integral case
The advantage is that Russia's last home battle, as long as it wins, it can directly qualify with the goal difference and no matter how France is against Iceland, the initiative is basically in its own hands; the disadvantage is that once the pressure at home is too great to win, France and Ukraine will be in the top 2, and Russia will be directly eliminated.
Yeltsin loved sports
More than 80,000 fans poured into the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow that day, and although it took a boring first half, Karpin's goal in the 75th minute made the fans worth the trip, and the whole of Luzhniki was completely ignited, and everyone celebrated feverishly after waiting for the whistle to sound. Even Yeltsin was a bit "out of shape": before the game was over, he asked Sergei Medvedev, then press secretary, to call the director of the Russian television station to broadcast the news that the president congratulated the Russian team on directly entering the European Championship!
However, the goal of Shevchenko mentioned at the beginning of this article came in the 88th minute - Russian Footballer Smelkin, who played for Lokomotiv Moscow and later traveled to Bordeaux, Chelsea and other giants, made a casual foul 40 meters away from the goal, giving the Ukrainian a chance to be exactly Shevchenko. A less threatening shot actually penetrated the Russian team's goal directly, and the ball was a shame for everyone.
Despite the long stoppage time, the Russian reluctantly accepted the tragic draw and missed the Euro 2000 tournament, the only time since 1996. No wonder the then-spirited manager Romantsev left the coaching bench in anger before the referee blew the final whistle. Behind him were the Kalpins, paralyzed, and Shevchenko, who was rushing to celebrate!
The Ukrainian, who finally won a play-off spot, did not laugh to the end - after 2 games against the unknown Slovenia, he was "accidentally" blocked out of the final circle. (The copyright of this text belongs to "Owen Says Sports", not published by the account with the same name, all of which are plagiarism and plagiarism)
Co-authoring the only "Russo-Ukrainian war" 22 years ago, for 2 teams, there is no winner at all!