The midfielder of 'Benfica', Georgiy Sudakov, suffered an injury and leaves the Ukraine national team for treatment at the club. This news was announced by the Ukrainian Football Association.
Therefore, he will not be able to participate in the decisive qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup against Iceland, which will take place on November 16 in Warsaw.
Ukraine National Team Roster
According to the goalkeeper list, Yevheniy Volynets ('Polissya' Zhytomyr), Anatoliy Trubin ('Benfica' Lisbon, Portugal), and Dmytro Riznyk ('Shakhtar' Donetsk) are highlighted.
Among the defenders are Illia Zabarnyi ('Paris Saint-Germain' Paris, France), Oleksandr Svatok ('Austin', USA), Valeriy Bondar, Mykola Matviyenko, Yukhym Konoplya (all from 'Shakhtar' Donetsk), Vitaliy Mykolenko ('Everton' Liverpool, England), Bohdan Mykhailichenko ('Polissya' Zhytomyr), Oleksandr Karavaiev, Taras Mykhavko (both from 'Dynamo' Kyiv).
In the last match against France, the Ukraine national team lost 0:4. However, in other matches, the team defeated Azerbaijan and Iceland in the World Cup qualifiers. Additionally, Ukrainian fans supported the national team during the game against France, displaying a banner with the inscription 'Fortress of Europe.'