Last game weekend, ten legionnaires of the Ukrainian national team, invited by Serhiy Rebrov for the November matches of the World Cup 2026 qualifiers, took to the fields with their clubs. This was reported by 'Hlavkom' referring to UAF.
Match results
On Friday, December 12, in the 16th round of the Spanish La Liga, 'Girona' with Viktor Tsygankov (substituted in the 90th minute, two goals) and Vladyslav Vanat (substituted in the 46th minute) won away against 'Real Sociedad' with a score of 2:1.
On Saturday, December 13, in the 16th round of the English Premier League, 'Everton' with Vitalii Mykolenko (full match) lost in London to 'Chelsea' (0:2).
In the 16th round of the French Ligue 1, 'Paris Saint-Germain' with Illia Zabarnyi (full match) won away against 'Metz' (3:2).
On Sunday, December 14, in the EPL, 'Brentford' with Yegor Yarmoliuk (came on as a substitute in the 81st minute) drew at home with 'Leeds United' (1:1).
In the 15th round of the Italian Serie A, 'Genoa' with Ruslan Malinovskyi (full match) lost at home to 'Inter' (1:2).
In the 16th round of the Turkish Super League, 'Trabzonspor' with Oleksandr Zubkov (full match, goal, assist, yellow card) drew at home with 'Besiktas' (3:3).
In the 14th round of the Greek Super League, 'Olympiacos' with Roman Yaremchuk (came on as a substitute in the 86th minute) signed a dry draw on 'Aris's' field.
And in the 14th round of the Portuguese Primeira, 'Benfica' with Anatolii Trubin (full match) and Heorhii Sudakov (substituted in the 77th minute) won away against 'Moreirense' (4:0).
Qualification for World Cup 2026
Recall that to qualify for the World Cup, Ukraine needs to overcome two more opponents.
In the semi-finals of the playoffs on March 26, 2026, our team will face the national team of Sweden. In case of victory, the Ukrainians will have a final match against the winner of the pair Poland - Albania.
Completion of the first stage of the qualifiers
The Ukrainian national football team has completed the first stage of the European qualifiers for the World Cup, which will take place next year in three countries of North America.
The last and decisive match was the game against Iceland, which the Ukrainians lost 3:5 in the first match, but due to several failures (in particular, against Azerbaijan), these two teams came with the same number of points. However, the advantage was on the side of the 'blue and yellow's' opponents, so a victory in the match in Warsaw was necessary.
In the second half, Ukraine scored two goals and continues the fight for a ticket to the World Cup.
World Cup Qualifiers. Group D
Ukraine - Iceland 2:0 (0:0)
Goals: Zubkov, 83, Hutsulyak, 90+3
The Ukrainian legionnaires have shown themselves well on the football fields of the world while playing for their clubs. Now the team has a chance to build on this success with victories in the upcoming qualifiers for World Cup 2026.