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Eight Ukrainian legionnaires had successful matches for their clubs: how it will affect the national team

Вісім українських легіонерів продемонстрували відмінні результати в своїх клубах: які наслідки це матиме для збірної?

Last game weekend, eight legionnaires of the Ukrainian national team, invited by Serhiy Rebrov for the November matches of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, played for their clubs. This was reported by 'Glavcom' with reference to UAF.



On Saturday, November 22, in the 12th round of the Italian Serie A, Ruslan Malinovskyi from 'Genoa' drew a high-scoring away game against 'Cagliari' (3:3).



In the 12th round of the English Premier League, Yegor Yarmolyuk's 'Brentford' lost to 'Brighton' away (1:2).



In the 11th round of the Greek Super League, Roman Yaremchuk's 'Olympiacos' won against 'Atromitos' at their home stadium (3:0).



In the match of the 13th round of the French Ligue 1, Illia Zabarnyi helped 'Paris Saint-Germain' defeat 'Le Havre' in Paris (3:0).



On Sunday, November 23, in the 13th round of the Spanish La Liga, Viktor Tsygankov and Vladyslav Vanat of 'Girona' ended with a draw against local 'Betis' in Seville (1:1).



On Monday, November 24, in the final match of the round in the EPL, Vitaliy Mykolenko's 'Everton' won against 'Manchester United' at 'Old Trafford' (1:0).



In the match of the 13th round of the Turkish Super League, Oleksandr Zubkov of 'Trabzonspor' defeated 'Istanbul Basaksehir' away (4:3). Notably, the Ukrainian defender of the guests, Arseniy Batagov, provided two assists.



Victory of the Ukrainian national team over Iceland



In the second half, the Ukrainian national team scored two goals and continues the battle for qualification for the World Cup.



World Cup Qualifiers. Group D



Ukraine - Iceland 2:0 (0:0)


Goals: Zubkov, 83, Hutsulyak, 90+3



The Ukrainian national team achieved an important victory over Azerbaijan in the World Cup qualifiers.



World Cup Qualifiers. Group D



Iceland - Ukraine 3:5 (1:3)


Goals: Ellertsson, 35, Gudmundsson, 59, 75 - Malinovskyi, 14, 45+5, Hutsulyak, 45, Kaluzhny, 85, Ocheretko, 89



In the second round of the qualifications for the 2026 World Cup, the Ukrainian football team drew with Azerbaijan - 1:1.



World Cup Qualifiers. Group D



Azerbaijan - Ukraine 1:1 (0:0).


Goals: Mahmudov (72, penalty) - Sudakov (51).



Earlier, the Ukrainian national team suffered a defeat against France with a score of 0:2 in the qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup. The match took place at the stadium in Wroclaw, Poland.



During a crucial qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup between the teams of Ukraine and France, Ukrainian fans demonstrated their support for the national team by unfurling a huge banner with the words 'Fortress of Europe'.