Nottingham Forest defender Oleksandr Zinchenko will not be able to help the Ukraine national team in the October qualifying matches for the World Cup due to an injury sustained in the game against Sunderland. This information is reported by Glavkom.
In the match against Sunderland, which took place on September 27, Zinchenko sustained an injury but continued to play until the end. After a medical examination, it was revealed that he played the match with an injury, so he will miss several upcoming matches for both his club and the Ukraine national team.
After two rounds of the World Cup 2026 qualifiers, the Ukrainian national team has one point and occupies the third place in Group D. The next matches for Serhiy Rebrov's team will be against Iceland and Azerbaijan.
Results of the latest matches of the Ukraine national team
In the second round of the World Cup 2026 qualifiers, the Ukraine national team drew with Azerbaijan with a score of 1:1. The next game for the Ukrainians will be against Iceland.
In the previous qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup, the Ukraine national team lost to France with a score of 0:2. The match took place in Wroclaw, Poland. During the game, Ukrainian fans supported the national team by unfolding a banner with the inscription 'Fortress of Europe'.
During the match against Sunderland, Oleksandr Zinchenko sustained an injury that will force him to miss upcoming matches both for his club and the Ukraine national team. The Ukrainian national team has had an unsatisfactory start in the World Cup 2026 qualifiers, so the loss of a key player may affect its performance in the upcoming matches.