Famous commentator Ihor Tsyhanyk commented on Ukraine’s national team defeat by France in the 2026 World Cup qualification match.
Ihor Tsyhanyk"Firstly, I believe that one can never be ashamed of the national team. The national team cannot afford to choose matches based on their level of importance. That’s the first thing.
Secondly, this is an official national team match. This is not a friendly game or an exhibition tournament. Fans turn on their TV to watch the match and enjoy the national team’s play. You can’t just give away a match and say it’s not important to us, another match is important. This is not a club. This is the national team.
We were mercilessly outplayed. We didn’t come out to play football. We came out to disrupt the opponent’s game. At this stage, these are our realities. We can disrupt the opponent’s game, but we need to do it well. We used to know how to do it. At the same time, the team went on counterattacks and took shots on goal. It tried to play football. But what we saw today is not football,” quotes Tsyhanyk, the Telegram channel FootballHub.
