Journalist and commentator Viktor Vatsko shared his prediction for the 2026 World Cup qualification match between Iceland and Ukraine.
Viktor Vatsko«Only the third round of qualification for the 2026 World Cup, and for us, this is already essentially a final match because the Ukrainian national team cannot afford to lose in Reykjavik. A loss would effectively erase our chances of advancing from the group.
Traditionally, our national team finds it very difficult to play against Icelanders on their turf — only one victory in history, which was achieved back in 1999 (1—0). Then the only winning goal from a penalty was scored by the current head coach of the Ukrainian national team, Serhiy Rebrov. I think now he would not mind repeating such a result — 1—0, with a penalty, it doesn’t really matter who scores, but it is important that it is a victory.
The match will be very, very tough, very, very competitive. I still think there will be goals. My prediction: „both teams will score“ with a coefficient of 1.82,» Vatsko said.
