CS-2026 Qualifiers. The Ukraine team has begun preparation for November matches with reinforcements in the lineup

The Ukraine national team has actually begun preparing for World Cup 2026 qualification matches against France (November 13) and Iceland (November 16).

CS-2026 Qualifiers. The Ukraine team has begun preparation for November matches with reinforcements in the lineup

Photo: Dan Balashov

Players participating in the Ukrainian championship traveled by train/bus to the Polish city of Jarosław, from where they flew to the capital of France. In Paris, the foreign-based players join the team.

Note that Nazar Voloshyn, an attacking midfielder for Kyiv's Dynamo, joined the team while still in Ukraine.

Photo: Dan Balashov

Squad of Ukraine

Goalkeepers: Yevheniy Volynets («Polesye» Zhytomyr), Anatoliy Trubin («Benfica» Lisbon, Portugal), Dmytro Ryzhnik («Shakhtar» Donetsk).

Defenders: Ilya Zabarnyi («Paris Saint-Germain» Paris, France), Oleksandr Svatok («Austin», USA), Valeri Bondar, Mykola Matviyenko, Yurym Konoplyan (all — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Vitaliy Mykolenko («Everton» Liverpool, England), Bohdan Mikhaylichenko («Polesye» Zhytomyr), Oleksandr Karavaev, Taras Mykhalko (both — «Dynamo» Kyiv).

Midfielders: Yegor Yarmoluk («Brentford», England), Ivan Kalyuzhnyy («Metalist 1925» Kharkiv), Mykola Shaparenko, Nazar Voloshyn (both — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Georgiy Sudakov («Benfica» Lisbon, Portugal), Oleg Ocheretnyy, Yegor Nazaryn (both — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Oleksiy Hutsulyak («Polesye» Zhytomyr), Ruslan Malinovskiy («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 Neschyret, Konstantin Vycharenko, Oleksandr Timchik, Oleksandr Pykhalyonok (all — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Maxim Taloviyev («Stoke City» Stoke-on-Trent, England), Artem Bondarenko («Shakhtar» Donetsk), Oleksandr Nazarenko, Vladyslav Velyten (both — «Polesye» Zhytomyr).

Photo: Dan Balashov

On November 12, traditional pre-match activities will take place at the «Parc des Princes» stadium. At 7:00 PM Kyiv time, a press conference with Serhiy Rebrov and one of his players will begin, followed by training for the blue-and-yellow team on the arena pitch where Ukraine vs France match will take place on November 13.

From Paris to Warsaw, our team plans to fly in the afternoon of November 14. The next day, a press conference with Serhiy Rebrov and one of his players will be held at the «Legia» stadium (start time - 6:45 PM Kyiv time). Training for the Ukraine vs Iceland match will begin at 7:15 PM Kyiv time.