Captain of the national team of Ukraine, forward of "Milan" Andriy Shevchenko stated that he most likely will not play for the national team in the friendly matches that will take place as part of the team's preparations for the World Cup in Germany.\n\nRecall that before the start of the World Cup the national team of Ukraine will play four control matches - against Costa Rica, Italy, Luxembourg and Libya.\n\n"The players of our national team, playing in Ukraine, did not have such a long season as, for example, I or Voronin," said Shevchenko. - They played significantly fewer games, and for them the upcoming four sparring matches of our national team will be important.\n\nThe main reason for such a decision by the team captain was the fatigue accumulated during the season.\n\nShevchenko also said: "I know that many will not like this, talk will start again on the topic 'Why doesn't he play?' and so on. But for me the most important thing is to prepare myself as effectively as possible for the World Cup games. My task is to play not friendly games, but official ones. And for this, before the start of the World Cup, I need to manage both to rest well and to prepare well."\n\nRecall that the final decision on Shevchenko's participation in the national team's matches will be made by the team's coach - Oleh Blokhin.\n\nBased on materials from "Korrespondent"