The Ukrainian national team, preparing for the qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup against France (September 5, Wrocław) and Azerbaijan (September 9, Baku), has had an enforced substitution.

The camp lost defender Vitaliy Mykolenko of English Everton due to injury. After undergoing an MRI scan, it was discovered that he sustained the injury during matches for his club. Vitaliy will be replaced by Kiev Dynamo's Vladyslav Dubynchak.

Ukraine National Team Roster

Goalkeepers: Georgii Bushchan («Al-Shabab», Saudi Arabia), Anatoliy Trubin («Benfica» Lisbon, Portugal), Dmytro Rytsnik («Shakhtar» Donetsk).

Defenders: Ilya Zabarnyi («Paris Saint-Germain» Paris, France), Oleksandr Svatok («Austin», USA), Valeri Bondar, Mykhailo Matviyenko, Yurym Konoplyanka (all — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Taras Mikhalko, Vladyslav Dubynchak (both — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Bogdan Mykhailichenko («Polesye» Zhytomyr).

Midfielders: Oleksandr Zinchenko («Nottingham Forest», England), Yegor Yarmoluk («Brentford», England), Ivan Kaluzhnyi («Metalist 1925» Kharkiv), Mykhailo Shaparenko, Nazar Volosin (both — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Oleksandr Ocheretyna, Artem Bondarenko (both — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Oleksiy Hutsulyak, Oleksandr Nazarenko (both — «Polesye» Zhytomyr), Viktor Tsygankov («Girona», Spain), Georgii Sudakov («Benfica» Lisbon, Portugal), Oleksandr Zubkov («Trabzonspor» Trabzon, Turkey).

Forwards: Roman Yaremchuk («Olympiacos» Piraeus, Greece), Artem Dovbyk («Roma» Rome, Italy), Vladyslav Vanat («Girona», Spain).

Reserve List

Yevhen Cheberko («Columbus Crew», USA), Oleksandr Pichalenko, Volodymyr Bratchok (both — «Dynamo» Kyiv).