Nine players of the Ukrainian national team played for clubs: how the legionnaires performed

During the last game weekend, nine legionnaires of the Ukrainian national team, whom Serhiy Rebrov called up for the November matches of the World Cup 2026 qualifiers, took the field for their clubs. This is reported by 'Glavkom' citing UAF.

Results of the legionnaires' matches

On Saturday, November 29, in the 13th round of the Italian Serie A, Ruslan Malinovskyi's 'Genoa' (substituted in the 85th minute) defeated 'Verona' at their home stadium (2:1).

In the 13th round of the English Premier League, Yehor Yarmoluk's 'Brentford' (came on as a substitute in the 85th minute) won at home against 'Burnley' (3:1), while Vitaliy Mykalenko's 'Everton' (full match) lost to 'Newcastle' (1:4) in Liverpool.

In the 14th round of the Turkish Super League, Oleksandr Zubkov's 'Trabzonspor' (substituted in the 90th minute) defeated 'Konyaspor' at their home stadium (3:1).

In the 12th round of the Portuguese Primeira, Anatoliy Trubin (full match) and Heorhiy Sudakov (full match) from 'Benfica' achieved an away victory over 'Nacional' (2:1).

On Sunday, November 30, in the 12th round of the Greek Super League, Roman Yaremchuk's 'Olympiacos' (substituted in the 80th minute) won away against 'Panetolikos' (1:0).

In the 14th round of the Spanish La Liga, Viktor Tsygankov's 'Girona' (substituted in the 72nd minute, assist) and Vladyslav Vanat (substituted in the 83rd minute) played a draw at home against 'Real' (1:1).

Important victories and a draw

Let's remind that to qualify for the World Cup, Ukraine needs to overcome two more opponents.

In the playoff semi-final on March 26, 2026, our team will meet the national team of Sweden. If victorious, the Ukrainians will face the winner of the pair Poland - Albania in the final match.

The Ukrainian national football team has completed the first stage of the European qualifiers for the World Championship, which will take place next year in three countries of North America.

The last and decisive match was against Iceland, which the Ukrainians lost 3:5 in the first match, but due to several failures (including against Azerbaijan), these two teams entered with the same number of points. However, the advantage was on the side of the opponents of the 'blue-yellows', so only a victory in the match in Warsaw was necessary.

In the second half, Ukraine scored two goals and continues the struggle for a spot at the World Cup.