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More than just a sporting event: Ukraine's Euro 2024 hopes

More than just a sporting event Ukraines Euro 2024 hopes

Issued on: 17/06/2024 - 15:53Modified: 17/06/2024 - 16:12

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Ukraine’s national football team will play its first match of the UEFA European Football Championship against Romania in Munich on June 17. In the midst of war, Ukraine gained a place in the tournament at the last minute, sparking a massive wave of emotion in the country and also in Germany, where more than one and a half million Ukrainian refugees are still living. For them, each match of “Zbirna" – the nickname of the Ukrainian national team – is more than just a sporting event. FRANCE 24’s team on the ground reports.

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