The coaching staff of the Ukraine national football team has determined the main and reserve rosters for participation in the crucial qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Main and Reserve Rosters of the Ukraine National Team
The main roster of the Ukraine national team includes 25 players representing both Ukrainian and European clubs. An additional 10 players have been included in the reserve list. Among the reserves are two debutants: goalkeeper Yevheniy Volynets and defender Arseniy Batagov, for whom these matches could be their first with the national team.
Goalkeepers: Yevheniy Volynets (“Polissya”, Zhytomyr), Dmytro Riznyk (“Shakhtar”), Anatoliy Trubin (“Benfica”, Portugal).
Defenders: Valeriy Bondar, Mykola Matviyenko, Yukhym Konoplya (all – “Shakhtar”), Bohdan Mykhailichenko (“Polissya”), Oleksandr Karavayev (“Dynamo”), Illia Zabarnyi (PSG, France), Oleksandr Svatok (“Austin”, USA), Vitaliy Mykolenko (“Everton”, England), Arseniy Batagov (“Trabzonspor”, Turkey).
Midfielders: Mykola Shaparenko, Volodymyr Brazhko (both – “Dynamo”), Ivan Kaliuzhny (“Metalist 1925”), Oleg Ocheretko (“Shakhtar”), Oleksiy Hutsulyak (“Polissya”, Zhytomyr), Yegor Yarmolyuk (“Brentford”, England), Heorhiy Sudakov (“Benfica”, Portugal), Ruslan Malinovskyi (“Genoa”, Italy), Viktor Tsygankov (“Girona”, Spain), Oleksandr Zubkov (“Trabzonspor”, Turkey).
Forwards: Artem Dovbyk (“Roma”, Italy), Vladyslav Vanat (“Girona”, Spain), Roman Yaremchuk (“Olympiacos”, Greece).
Reserve List: Ruslan Neshcheret, Kostiantyn Vivcharenko, Oleksandr Tymchyk, Oleksandr Pikhalyonok, Nazar Voloshyn (all – “Dynamo”), Maksym Talovierov (“Stoke City”, England), Artem Bondarenko, Yegor Nazaryna (both – “Shakhtar”), Oleksandr Nazarenko, Vladyslav Veletien (both – “Polissya”).
Dates of the Crucial Qualifying Matches
The Ukraine national team will face the teams of France and Iceland in crucial qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup on November 13 and 16. These matches are critical for the further participation of the Ukrainian team in the global football championship.
It should be noted that the decisive matches against France and Iceland will take place on November 13 and 16.