The Ukrainian national team has finalized its roster for the semifinal playoff match of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Sweden. Serhiy Rebrov’s final roster includes 23 players.
This information was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the official website of the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF).
Players who will miss the match
Compared to the previous list of called-up players, midfielder Boris Krushynsky has been left off the roster. Defender Yefim Konoplya and midfielder Ruslan Malinovsky of Italy’s Genoa will also miss the match, as they are suspended due to accumulated yellow cards.
Due to injuries, Artem Dovbyk, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Mykola Matvienko, Taras Mykhavko, and Arseniy Batagov will not be available to the team.
Ukraine’s official roster for the match against Sweden:
- Goalkeepers: Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica), Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar), Ruslan Neshcheret (Dynamo).
- Defenders: Illia Zabarnyi (PSG), Oleksandr Svatok (Austin), Valerii Bondar (Shakhtar), Maksym Taloverov (Stoke City), Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton), Oleksandr Tymchyk (Dynamo), Bohdan Mykhailichenko (Polissya).
- Midfielders: Mykola Shaparenko, Oleksandr Pykhalonok, Nazar Voloshin (all – "Dynamo"), Yegor Yarmolyuk ("Brentford"), Ivan Kalyuzhny ("Metalist 1925"), Oleg Ocheretko ("Shakhtar"), Georgiy Sudakov ("Benfica"), Oleksiy Hutsulyak ("Polissya"), Viktor Tsygankov ("Girona"), Oleksandr Zubkov ("Trabzonspor").
- Forwards: Vladyslav Vanat (Girona).
