{"id":298238,"date":"2023-11-20T22:25:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T22:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=298238"},"modified":"2023-11-20T22:25:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T22:25:47","slug":"italy-secure-qualification-for-euro-2024-after-draw-with-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/italy-secure-qualification-for-euro-2024-after-draw-with-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy secure qualification for Euro 2024 after draw with Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Italy reach Euro 2024 in controversial circumstances as Ukraine are denied a late penalty\u2026 just days after UEFA chief said it would be a &#8216;disaster&#8217; if holders didn&#8217;t qualify<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Italy qualified for the 2024 European Championships after a draw on Monday<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>The tournament&#8217;s reigning champions were held to a 0-0 stalemate with Ukraine\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Everton players will be fed up with the owners \u2013 listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Italy secured qualification for the 2024 Euros after in controversial fashion after their 0-0 draw with Group C rivals Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The tournament&#8217;s reigning champions, after their success at Euro 2020, place in Germany was ensured after their stalemate on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>With England having already qualified for the Euros, the final place in Group C was available for either Italy or Ukraine to claim.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They went into the fixture on the same points, 13, but the Italians boasted a better goal difference &#8211; meaning their 0-0 draw did little to affect the group standings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Neither side was able to make a breakthrough on the night however the hosts will feel hard done by after they were denied a late spot-kick in controversial fashion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/21\/78038547-12772611-image-a-1_1700517162092.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Italy ensured qualification to the 2024 European Championships after a draw on Monday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/21\/78038549-12772611-image-a-2_1700517169841.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ukraine were unable to find a goal and, thus, crashed out of the qualification group<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/21\/78038541-12772611-image-a-3_1700517172272.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The hosts felt they should have had a penalty late on after a challenge on Mykhailo Mudryk<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/22\/78039087-12772611-image-a-5_1700518091657.jpg\" height=\"338\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Footage appeared to show Italy&#8217;s Bryan Cristante taking out Mudryk in the final moments<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea star Mykhailo Mudryk and his Ukraine team-mates felt he should have been awarded a penalty in the final moments after being brought down inside the box.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Italy defender Bryan Cristante looked as though he swiped at the winger&#8217;s legs and brought him down inside the penalty area &#8211; though the referee waved play on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine players and staff vented their frustrations and astonishment at the decision but it fell on deaf ears as the officials suggested there was no further doing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The incident comes just days after\u00a0UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said it would be a &#8216;disaster&#8217; if Italy faily to qualify for Euro 2024 &#8211; which was lamented by\u00a0Ukraine head coach Serhiy Rebrov.<\/p>\n<p>Ceferin said:\u00a0&#8216;Italy must qualify for Euro 2024, otherwise it will be a disaster, the Italian national team is too important, but I think it will beat Ukraine.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ceferin&#8217;s comments sparked outrage in the Ukrainian footballing community but Rebrov insisted that his players would use it as motivation for the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former Dynamo Kyiv, Tottenham and West Ham forward insisted: &#8216;We&#8217;re not interested in what he [\u010ceferin] has to say, it&#8217;s not our job to focus on such comments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But all that they can really do is have an impact on my players to make them more angry and motivated to qualify, I think we have a good chance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/22\/77992387-12772611-Aleksander_Ceferin_s_comments_saying_it_would_be_a_disaster_if_I-a-13_1700518397292.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aleksander Ceferin&#8217;s comments saying it would be a &#8216;disaster&#8217; if Italy did not qualify wer emet with incredulity in Ukraine<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/22\/77992351-12772611-Serhiy_Rebrov_has_insisted_his_players_are_angry_and_will_be_mor-a-4_1700517790734.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Serhiy Rebrov insisted his players were &#8216;angry&#8217; following comments by UEFA&#8217;s Ceferin<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/21\/78037455-12772611-image-a-11_1700515793935.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ukraine finished third in the group with Italy&#8217;s goal difference greatly helping their cause\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is one thing to play against North Macedonia or Malta, with respect, but when we play England or Italy, it is different.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is a game when we have to show our face. We made lots of mistakes in Italy, but we understand our responsibility in this game and what we have to do.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>England, meanwhile, finished top of Group C after their 1-1 draw with North Macedonia on Monday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The hosts took the lead from the penalty spot in the first-half before a Jani Atanasov brought the score level during the second-half.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/21\/78037479-12772611-image-a-12_1700515802267.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Serhiy Rebrov painted a dejected figure on the touchline during the Group C clash<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12772611\/Italy-secure-qualification-Euro-2024-0-0-draw-Ukraine-England-finish-six-points-ahead-reigning-champions-Group-C.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italy reach Euro 2024 in controversial circumstances as Ukraine are denied a late penalty\u2026 just days after UEFA chief said [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298237,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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