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Slovakia (4-3-3):

Dúbravka; Pekarík, Vavro, Škriniar, Hancko; Kucka, Lobotka, Duda; Schranz, Boženík, Haraslin.

Ukraine (4-3-3):

Trubin; Tymchyk, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, 🏀 Zinchenko; Shaparenko, Brazhko, Sudakov; Yarmolenko, Mudryk, Dovbyk.

Few would have anticipated Slovakia beating Belgium nor Ukraine being brushed aside 🏀 by Romania. The opening round results make this an extremely important fixture for both. Slovakia could seal progress to the 🏀 knockout stages with a win, whereas Ukraine need a victory, especially with the Belgians to come, to give them a 🏀 chance of getting out of the group.

Slovakia have strong foundations with David Hancko and Milan Škriniar at the back, leaving 🏀 them confident of keeping a clean sheet against most and nicking a goal, as Belgium found out to their cost. 🏀 If they can match their performance from the start of the week, then they will be optimistic of repeating the 🏀 result.

Ukraine will be hurting after the humbling but there is plenty of quality available to Serhiy Rebrov. If he manages 🏀 to get the best out of Georgiy Sudakov and Mykhailo Mudryk, Ukraine will look a very different prospect. The Shakhtar 🏀 Donetsk man is tipped for a big-money move sooner rather than later, while the Chelsea winger already secured his, showing 🏀 flashes of what he can do in the Premier League.

It should be an intriguing watch.

Kick-off: 2pm BST