Well-known Ukrainian coach Roman Hryhorchuk assessed the personnel potential of the national team of Ukraine and made a prediction for the qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup against France.
— The national team of Ukraine has suffered many losses ahead of the match against the national team of France in the qualification for the 2026 World Cup...
— I wouldn’t even attach much importance to this — it’s a normal situation. Injuries happen. I believe that the Ukrainian national team has a pretty good squad to achieve high results on the international stage.
We can note that someone is missing, but we have enough players to form a decent team. I am confident that the coaching staff will be able to put a capable lineup on the field that can beat the strongest teams.
— What is your prediction for the match against France?
— I believe that we shouldn’t think that France is an incredible force. We understand that we are playing against a top team, but that doesn’t mean we can say that we won’t be able to win. Under certain circumstances, we can achieve a positive result even against teams of the level of the national team of France.
Oleg Vakhotsky