Ukraine's national team defeats Iceland in World Cup qualifiers: how the team progresses

The first game week in the European Cup after the break for the national teams has ended, and of course, it concludes with a review of the Europa League, where a Ukrainian team also plays. This information was provided by the portal «Glavcom».

Yesterday two teams with Ukrainians did not take the field due to injuries: Artem Dovbik and Oleksandr Zinchenko were unable to play for «Roma» and «Nottingham». However, the matches of these teams brought positive results. In particular, «Roma» continued their winning streak, defeating Midtjylland, and «Nottingham» won against Malmo. Both teams improved their positions in the standings.

Red cards and leadership in the standings

This day was marked by an abnormal number of red cards: five in four matches. Important victories also occurred that affected the leadership in the standings, in particular, «Midtjylland» lost the first place, conceding it to «Lyon», and the Bulgarian team «Ludogorets» achieved an important victory.

The next matches will take place on December 11.

Conference League 2025/2026. League stage. Fifth round

In the matches, «Roma» defeated «Midtjylland» 2:1, «Nottingham» won against «Malmo» 3:0, «Aston Villa» defeated «Young Boys» 2:1, «Lille» won against «Dinamo Zagreb» 4:0, «Ludogorets» beat «Celta» 3:2, and «Porto» won against «Nice» 3:0.

There is a reshuffle in the standings and significant victories occurred.

World Cup Qualifiers. Group D

The Ukrainian national team secured victory over Azerbaijan in the World Cup qualifiers. Ukraine also defeated Iceland in another match.

World Cup Qualifiers. Group D

In an important match against France, Ukraine lost with a score of 0:2. Ukrainian fans showed support for the national team during this match.

The Ukrainian national team is fighting for a spot in the World Cup.

In the first week of playing in the European Cups after the break for national teams, interesting matches took place, where Ukrainian players did not remain on the sidelines due to injuries. The results of the matches affected the standings, and fan enthusiasm remains unchanged.