Rebrov announced the squad of the Ukrainian national team for the crucial matches against France and Iceland
The main list includes 25 footballers. Another ten players are in reserve.
The head coach of the Ukrainian national team, Serhiy Rebrov, announced the squad that will prepare for two final matches of the group stage of the World Cup qualifiers - against France (November 13, Paris, 21:45 Kyiv time) and Iceland (November 16, Warsaw, 19:00 Kyiv time). This was reported by 'Glavkom' referencing UAF.
Ukrainian national team squad
Goalkeepers: Yevheniy Volynets ('Polissia' Zhytomyr), Anatoliy Trubin ('Benfica' Lisbon, Portugal), Dmytro Riznyk ('Shakhtar' Donetsk).
Defenders: Illia Zabarnyi ('Paris Saint-Germain' Paris, France), Oleksandr Svatok ('Austin', USA), Valeriy Bondar, Mykola Matviyenko, Yukhym Konoplia (all - 'Shakhtar' Donetsk), Vitaliy Mykolenko ('Everton' Liverpool, England), Bohdan Mykhailychenko ('Polissia' Zhytomyr), Oleksandr Karavayev ('Dynamo' Kyiv), Arseniy Batagov ('Trabzonspor' Trabzon, Turkey).
Midfielders: Yegor Yarmolyuk ('Brentford', England), Ivan Kaliuzhny ('Metalist 1925' Kharkiv), Mykola Shaparenko, Volodymyr Brazhko (both - 'Dynamo' Kyiv), Heorhii Sudakov ('Benfica' Lisbon, Portugal), Oleg Ocheretko ('Shakhtar' Donetsk), Oleksiy Hutsuliak ('Polissia' Zhytomyr), Ruslan Malinovskyi ('Genoa' Genoa, Italy), Viktor Tsygankov ('Girona', Spain), Oleksandr Zubkov ('Trabzonspor' Trabzon, Turkey).
Forwards: Artem Dovbyk ('Roma' Rome, Italy), Vladyslav Vanat ('Girona', Spain), Roman Yaremchuk ('Olympiacos' Piraeus, Greece).
Reserve list: Ruslan Neshcheret, Kostiantyn Vivcharenko, Oleksandr Tymchyk, Oleksandr Pikhalionok, Nazar Voloshyn (all - 'Dynamo' Kyiv), Maksym Talovierov ('Stoke City' Stoke-on-Trent, England), Artem Bondarenko, Yehor Nazaryna (both - 'Shakhtar' Donetsk), Oleksandr Nazarenko, Vladyslav Veletien (both - 'Polissia' Zhytomyr).
Our national team will actually start gathering on Monday, November 10. Footballers playing in the Ukrainian league will travel by train/bus to Polish Rzeszow, from where they will fly to the capital of France. Legionnaires will join the team directly in Paris.
On November 12, traditional pre-match activities will take place at the 'Parc des Princes' stadium. At 19:00 Kyiv time, a press conference with Serhiy Rebrov and one of his players will start, and at 19:30 - training for the blue and yellows on the arena's field, where on November 13 the match France - Ukraine will take place.
From Paris to Warsaw, our team plans to fly on the afternoon of November 14. The next day, a press conference with Serhiy Rebrov and one of his players will take place at the 'Legia' stadium (start - at 18:45 Kyiv time). Training on the field for the Ukraine - Iceland match will begin at 19:15 Kyiv time.
As reported by 'Glavkom', the Ukrainian national team achieved an important victory over Azerbaijan in the World Cup qualifiers.
It is reminded that Ukraine won a tense match against Iceland in the World Cup qualifying match.
World Cup Qualifiers. Group D
Iceland - Ukraine 3:5 (1:3)
Goals: Ellertsson, 35, Gudmundsson, 59, 75 - Malinovskyi, 14, 45+5, Hutsuliak, 45, Kaliuzhny, 85, Ocheretko, 89
World Cup Qualifiers. Group D
Azerbaijan - Ukraine 1:1 (0:0).
Goals: Mahmudov (72, pen.) - Sudakov (51).
Previously, the Ukrainian national team suffered a defeat against France with a score of 0:2 in a qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup. The match took place at the stadium in Wroclaw, Poland.
Notably, during an important qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup between the national 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'.
The squad of the Ukrainian national team for the two final matches of the group stage of the World Cup qualifiers has been announced. The Ukrainian team is preparing for matches against France and Iceland, where they hope to confirm their form and secure a positive result in the competition. Previous matches of the team in the World Cup qualifiers, where the Ukrainian national team demonstrated its skill and fight for victory, have also been recalled.
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