The president of the Ukrainian Football Association, Andriy Shevchenko, commented on Ukraine's misses in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup:

The day before the qualification play-off match between Ukraine and Sweden, head coach of Sweden's team, Greem Potter, held a pre-match press conference.

The media accreditation process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will take place in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, is underway.

Today, on December 5 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts in Washington, the draw for the final tournament of the 2026 World Cup took place. Ukraine, along with other playoff participants, was drawn into the fourth pot. As a reminder, according to the playoff draw results in the UEFA zone, Ukrainians will take Path B, where on their home field on March 26 they will face Sweden.

The ceremony for the draw of the final tournament of the 2026 World Cup will begin at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington today, December 5, at 19:00 Kyiv time, FIFA reports. Ukraine is among the playoff participants and has been placed in the fourth pot. As a reminder, based on the results of the UEFA playoff draw, Ukrainians will take Path B, where they will face Sweden's team at their home ground on March 26 in the semifinals.

Head coach of the Sweden national team Greame Potter commented on the 2026 World Cup playoff round, where his wards will face Ukraine in the semifinals. "You just need to watch all the video materials, and then you'll see how exciting the tournament will be."

All participants in the playoff qualification draw for the 2026 World Cup have been determined, which will take place on November 20 in Zurich, Switzerland (start of the ceremony at 14:00 Kyiv time).

The national teams of Azerbaijan and France, who were opponents of the Ukrainian national team in group D of the European qualification for the 2026 World Cup, played their match in the last round against each other.

MEGOGO media service — the official broadcaster of Ukraine's national football team matches within the qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

Today at 18:45 on the UAF YouTube channel, a live stream of a press conference with the head coach of the Ukraine national team, Serhiy Rebrov, will begin, dedicated to tomorrow's 2026 World Cup qualifier match against Iceland in Warsaw.

The national teams of Azerbaijan and Iceland, who are opponents of Ukraine's national team in Group D of the European qualification for the 2026 World Cup, played against each other.

MEGOGO media service — the official broadcaster of Ukraine's national football team matches within the qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

The French national team completed their preparation for the November matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Azerbaijan at the CNF Clairefontaine training center. According to the official website of the French Football Federation, coach Didier Deschamps was forced to do without forward Randal Colleot Mouane from "Tottenham," who suffered an ankle injury.

Today at 7:00 PM on the UAF YouTube channel, a live stream of a press conference with the head coach of the Ukrainian national team, Serhiy Rebrov, will begin, dedicated to tomorrow's 2026 World Cup qualifier match against France in Paris.

The Ukraine national team continues to prepare for World Cup 2026 qualification matches against France (November 13) and Iceland (November 16).

Today, the head coach of the French national team, Didier Deschamps, announced the squad for the November qualifiers against Ukraine and Azerbaijan for the 2026 World Cup.

MEGOGO media service — the official broadcaster of Ukraine's national football team matches within the qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

Today at 6:30 PM on the UAF YouTube channel, a live stream of a press conference with the head coach of the Ukrainian national team, Serhiy Rebrov, dedicated to tomorrow's 2026 World Cup qualifier match against Azerbaijan in Krakow, will begin.

MEGOGO media service — the official broadcaster of Ukraine's national football team matches within the qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

The head coach of the Azerbaijan national team, Ayhan Abbasov, has announced the list of players called up for the October European World Cup 2026 qualifiers against France and Ukraine. For these matches, the manager is counting on 26 players, according to the official website of the Football Federation of Azerbaijan Association.