Soccer Football - World Cup Qualifiers - UEFA Qualifiers - Ukraine Training - Bannikov Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine - March 23, 2021 Ukraine coach Andriy Shevchenko during training REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
PARIS (Reuters) - Ukraine coach Andriy Shevchenko praised his team for their tactical discipline in their opening World Cup qualifier as they claimed a gritty point with a 1-1 draw against world champions France on Wednesday.
Ukraine played with a compact shape and were rarely in danger, conceding only one goal in the 19th minute when Antoine Griezmann unleashed a superb strike from the edge of the box into the top corner.
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