Ukraine's national team suffered a crushing defeat to France in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers
Kyiv • UNN
The Ukrainian national football team lost to France with a score of 4:0 in the penultimate round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Now Ukraine needs to defeat Iceland to continue fighting for a spot in the 2026 World Cup in the play-off matches.
The Ukrainian national football team lost away to the French team in the penultimate round of qualification for the 2026 World Cup. This was reported by UNN.
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The first half of the match at Paris's "Parc des Princes" was dominated by the hosts, however, Serhiy Rebrov's charges held their defense steadfastly - 0:0.
After the break, Didier Deschamps' team played even more aggressively, and in the 55th minute, this advantage materialized into a goal: Mbappé converted a penalty - 1:0.
In the 76th minute of the game, the French doubled their lead: Olise took advantage of mistakes in the "blue-yellows'" defense.
Seven minutes later, Mbappé scored a brace - 3:0. And in the 88th minute, Ekitike set the final score - 4:0 in favor of the French national team, which prematurely secured its place in the main part of the World Cup.
Thus, in the final round, in a nominally home match, which will take place on November 16 in Warsaw, Ukraine must defeat the Icelandic national team to continue the fight for a ticket to the 2026 World Cup in the play-off matches.
Recall
On the eve of the match, bookmakers gave a confident advantage to the French national team, on whose victory one could bet with odds of 1.2. The odds for Ukraine's victory were 13.8, and for a draw - 7.4.