The Ukraine national team has begun preparations for two World Cup 2026 qualifiers — against Iceland (October 10, Reykjavik) and Azerbaijan (October 13, Krakow).

Players from the Ukrainian championship traveled to the national team camp by train to Warsaw, and then by bus. Foreign-based players joined their teammates directly in Poland.

Photo: Dan Balashov

The team will train at this location until October 8, when they will travel to Reykjavik. On the 9th, a traditional pre-match press conference with Sergiy Rebrov and one of his players (starting at 20:30 Kyiv time) and training session (21:00 Kyiv time) on the Iceland vs Ukraine match venue, the "Leygargatavegur" stadium will take place. The return to Poland is scheduled for October 11.

Photo: Dan Balashov

On October 12 in Krakow, traditional pre-match events for the Ukraine vs Azerbaijan match will take place. At 17:30 local time, a press conference with Sergiy Rebrov and one of his players will start, followed by training at 18:00.

Press conferences with representatives from Azerbaijani media and training sessions for our opponents will begin at 19:30 and 20:00 local time respectively.

Photo: Dan Balashov

Ukraine National Team Roster

Goalkeepers: Georgiy Bushchan ("Polesia" Zhytomyr), Anatoliy Trubin ("Benfica" Lisbon, Portugal), Dmytro Ryshnyk ("Shakhtar" Donetsk).

Defenders: Ilya Zaharnyi ("Paris Saint-Germain" Paris, France), Oleksandr Svatok ("Austin", USA), Valeri Bondar, Mykhailo Matviyenko, Yurym Konoplyan (all — "Shakhtar" Donetsk), Oleksandr Timchuk ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Vitaliy Mykolenko ("Everton" Liverpool, England), Bohdan Mykhaylichenko ("Polesia" Zhytomyr).

Midfielders: Yegor Yarmoluk ("Brentford", England), Ivan Kaluzhnyy ("Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Mykhailo Shaparenko, Volodymyr Berezko, Nazar Voloshyn (all — "Dynamo" Kyiv), Georgiy Sudakov ("Benfica" Lisbon, Portugal), Artem Bondarenko, Oleh Ocheretyna (both — "Shakhtar" Donetsk), Oleksii Hushchulak, Oleksandr Nazarenko, Vladyslav Velenteyn (all — "Polesia" Zhytomyr), Viktor Tsygankov ("Girona", Spain), Ruslan Malinovskyi ("Genoa" Genoa, Italy).

Forwards: Artem Dovbyk ("Roma" Rome, Italy), Vladyslav Vanat ("Girona", Spain).

Reserve List

Ruslan Neschyret, Oleksandr Pichalonok (both — "Dynamo" Kyiv), Dmytro Kryskiv ("Shakhtar" Donetsk), Yevhen Cheberko ("Columbus Crew" USA), Maxim Talovoyver ("Stoke City" Stoke-on-Trent, England).

World Cup 2026 Qualifiers. Group D: Match Details, Standings, Regulations