Romania vs Ukraine: Euro 2024 Opener Preview

Match Preview

Romania and Ukraine will kick off their Euro 2024 campaign with a clash at the Allianz Arena in Munich on June 14, 2024. Romania qualified for the tournament by topping Group B in the qualifying stage, while Ukraine finished second in Group C behind England.

Romania will be looking to make a statement in their opening game, especially after their underwhelming performance in the 2020 edition of the tournament. Ukraine, on the other hand, will be aiming to build on their impressive run of form in recent years, which saw them reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2020.

Prediction

Ukraine are the slight favorites to win this match, according to the moneyline odds. However, Romania are a dangerous team and could certainly cause an upset. Our prediction is that Ukraine will win 2-1.

Key Players

Romania: Florin Tănase, Nicolae Stanciu, Alexandru Cicâldău

Ukraine: Andriy Yarmolenko, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Oleksandr Zinchenko