Well-known Ukrainian journalist Roberto Morales has prepared a forecast for the 2026 World Cup qualification match between the French national team and the Ukrainian national team.
Roberto Morales«At the „Parc des Princes,“ „Les Bleus“ plan to win and calmly secure the top spot in the group. Of course, they are capable of this. Even with all the losses, which include Kolo Muani, Doué, and Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembélé, Didier Deschamps has a wonderful selection of players. There are no new debutants in the team, nor are any expected. Only goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, who has recently made mistakes at PSG, has not yet played a match for the national team, but he is the third goalkeeper in the squad.
The Ukrainian national team completely failed the September part of the World Cup qualification — after losing the match against France (they put up a more or less decent fight against the favorite, although they didn’t unleash their full power, 1:1), they managed to draw with Azerbaijan (1:1). In October, Serhiy Rebrov’s team pulled themselves together and took the maximum possible six points. They outscored Iceland (5:3) and eventually squeezed past Azerbaijan in a second attempt (2:1).
After Artem Dovbyk’s injury, there are only two pure forwards — Vladyslav Vanat and Roman Yaremchuk. Meanwhile, a number of attacking legionnaires are in good form — Ruslan Malinovskyi, Viktor Tsyhankov, Oleksandr Zubkov, and Georgiy Sudakov.
Bet — hosts with a handicap (-2)», said Morales.
