Former Ukraine national team midfielder Serhiy Kravchenko, who is currently an assistant to the head coach of Zhytomyr «Polissya» Ruslan Rotan, spoke about the victories of the Ukrainian national team in the October qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup — over Iceland (5:3) and Azerbaijan (2:1).
Serhiy Kravchenko«It’s a very short tournament, a very short competition: only four teams and six games. So yes, indeed, now we’ll beat France, Iceland, and take first place. Well, that’s a joke. Beating France, I think, will be difficult. But in the fight for second place, these two victories greatly helped our team.
And immediately a different mood. After the September matches — „everything is lost“ (as always, in principle, in football: only a defeat, and immediately everything is bad), but now two victories — „everything is good“. In principle, the most important thing at this level is the result. Moreover, I believe the Ukrainian team played two decent matches in terms of quality,» said Kravchenko on the air of the YouTube channel «Polissya».
