Today at the Warsaw stadium "Legia," there will be a match in the last round of the group stage for qualification to the 2026 World Cup, Ukraine vs. Iceland (kickoff is at 7 PM Kyiv time).

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Starting lineup for the Ukraine national team: 12. Anatoliy Trubin, 16. Vitaliy Mykolenko, 22. Maksym Matviyenko (c), 13. Illia Zabarnyi, 2. Yuhym Konoplia, 6. Ivan Kaluzhnyi, 8. Ruslan Malinovskiy, 18. Yegor Yamoluyk, 15. Viktor Tsygankov, 20. Oleksandr Zubkov, 7. Vladyslav Vanat.

Substitutes: 1. Yevheniy Volynets, 3. Bohdan Mykhailichenko, 4. Oleksandr Svatosh, 5. Valeriy Bondar, 9. Roman Yaremchuk, 10. Maksym Shaparenko, 11. Oleksii Hushchylak, 14. Taras Mykhalko, 17. Yegor Nazarina, 19. Nazariy Voloshyn, 21. Oleksandr Karavaev, 23. Dmytro Riznyk.

Among the players of the Ukraine national team who are currently in Warsaw, midfielder Oleh Ocheretko from Shakhtar did not make it to the squad.

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Interestingly, in their last 10 away matches, the Iceland national team has never played a night game.

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The official program for the match Ukraine vs. Iceland can be viewed (downloaded) here.

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Today's match will be broadcasted by the media service MEGOGO in the "Football" section under "Sports," on the channel "MEGOGO Football First" and on a separate pop-up channel in the "Television" section.

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Today's match will be the first game for the blue and yellow team at Warsaw's "Legia" stadium. However, our team has a rich history of performances on Polish soil.

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Today, during the match in Warsaw, meteorologists predict overcast almost windless weather with temperatures around 8 degrees Celsius and possible rain.

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Today's match in the qualification for the 2026 World Cup, Ukraine vs. Iceland, will be the seventh meeting between these teams in history. In these matches, our team can boast of a positive balance.

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Today's match, the Ukraine national team will play in yellow uniforms. Iceland will be wearing blue.

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In the ranking published on October 17, today's opponent, the Iceland national team, is ranked 74th. The Ukraine national team occupies the 27th position in this register.

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To continue their fight for a place at the 2026 World Cup in the playoffs, today's Ukraine national team must secure a victory. Any other result will give Iceland the ticket to the knockout stage.

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Ukraine national team's squad for the match against Iceland (by numbers)

1. Yevheniy Volynets, 2. Yuhym Konoplia, 3. Bohdan Mykhailichenko, 4. Oleksandr Svatosh, 5. Valeriy Bondar, 6. Ivan Kaluzhnyi, 7. Vladyslav Vanat, 8. Ruslan Malinovskiy, 9. Roman Yaremchuk, 10. Maksym Shaparenko, 11. Oleksii Hushchylak, 12. Anatoliy Trubin, 13. Illia Zabarnyi, 14. Taras Mykhalko, 15. Viktor Tsygankov, 16. Vitaliy Mykolenko, 17. Yegor Nazarina, 18. Yegor Yamoluyk, 19. Nazariy Voloshyn, 20. Oleksandr Zubkov, 21. Oleksandr Karavaev, 22. Maksym Matviyenko, 23. Dmytro Riznyk.

Among the players of the Ukraine national team who are currently in Warsaw, midfielder Oleh Ocheretko from Shakhtar did not make it to the squad.