CNN —Ukraine suffered a disastrous start to its Euro 2024 campaign, losing 3-0 to Romania in its opening match in Group E on Monday.
Damaged seats from a stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine, are seen in an installation set up on June 17, 2024 in Munich, Germany.
Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty ImagesThe UAF said the stadium, used to co-host Euro 2012, had been destroyed by Russian troops in May 2022.
The stand will go on a tour of Germany, following the Ukrainian team throughout its group stage matches.
Ukraine’s players looked sheepish as they trudged of the pitch at full-time, but will have the chance to kick-start their Euro 2024 campaign against Slovakia on Friday.
Persons:
Nicolae Stanciu, Răzvan Marin, Denis Drăguș, Marin, Andriy Lunin, Romania's Nicolae Stanciu, Matthias Schrader, Tobias Schwarz
Organizations:
CNN, Ukrainian Football Association, Getty, Slovakia
Locations:
Ukraine, Romania, Russia, Munich, Germany, Kharkiv, Ukrainian