Today at the Warsaw stadium "Legia," there will be a match in the last round of the group stage for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, 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. Yurim Konoplia, 6. Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, 8. Ruslan Malinovskiy, 18. Yegor Yamoluyk, 15. Viktor Tsygankov, 20. Oleksandr Zubkov, 7. Vladyslav Vanat.

Substitutes: 1. Eugene Volynets, 3. Bohdan Mykhailichenko, 4. Oleksandr Svatos, 5. Valeriy Bondar, 9. Roman Yaremchuk, 10. Maksym Shaparenko, 11. Oleksii Hushchylak, 14. Taras Mikhavko, 17. Yegor Nazarin, 19. Nazarii Voloshyn, 21. Oleksandr Karavaev, 23. Dmytro Riznyk.

Of the players in the Ukraine national team who are currently in Warsaw, midfielder Oleg Ocheretko from Shakhtar did not make 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 between Ukraine and Iceland can be viewed (downloaded) here.

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Today's match will be broadcast 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 "TV Viewing" section.

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Today's match will be the first time that Ukraine plays at the Warsaw stadium "Legia." However, our team has a rich history of playing in Poland.

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Today, during the match, meteorologists predict overcast almost windless weather in Warsaw with a temperature of +8 degrees Celsius and possible rain.

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Today's match between Ukraine and Iceland will be the seventh meeting in history. In these matches, our team can boast of a positive balance.

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Today's match, Ukraine will play in yellow uniforms. Iceland will wear blue.

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

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To continue the fight for a spot at the 2026 World Cup playoffs, Ukraine's national team must win today. Otherwise, Iceland will secure the ticket to the playoff match.

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Ukraine's National Team Squad for the Match Against Iceland (by numbers)

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

Of the players in the Ukraine national team who are currently in Warsaw, midfielder Oleg Ocheretko from Shakhtar did not make the squad.