{"id":1288632,"date":"2025-09-03T15:58:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/in-the-rain-and-in-groups-the-ukrainian-national-team-held-its-first-training-session-before-the-2026-world-cup-qualification\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T15:58:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:58:37","slug":"in-the-rain-and-in-groups-the-ukrainian-national-team-held-its-first-training-session-before-the-2026-world-cup-qualification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/in-the-rain-and-in-groups-the-ukrainian-national-team-held-its-first-training-session-before-the-2026-world-cup-qualification\/","title":{"rendered":"In the rain and in groups: the Ukrainian national team held its first training session before the 2026 World Cup qualification"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ukrainian national football team has begun active preparations for the opening matches of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Serhiy Rebrov’s team held its first training session before the games against France in Wroclaw (September 5) and Azerbaijan in Baku (September 9).<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was reported by<\/a> the Ukrainian Football Association.<\/p>\n

The class started in the rain, but the weather improved later. <\/p>\n

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The training process was divided into groups: some players worked on a recovery program, while others participated in dynamic game exercises. <\/p>\n

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The atmosphere in the team remained working and focused, as the start of the selection promises to be difficult. <\/p>\n

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On September 4, the Ukrainians will travel to Wroclaw. There, traditional pre-match events will take place at the Tarczynskiy Arena: at 6:45 p.m. Kyiv time, head coach Serhiy Rebrov and one of the players will talk to journalists, and at 7:30 p.m., the team will hold a training session open to the media (the first 15 minutes).<\/p>\n

The composition of the Ukrainian national team for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Goalkeepers:<\/strong> Heorhiy Bushchan, Anatoliy Trubin, Dmytro Riznyk.<\/p>\n

Defenders:<\/strong> Ilya Zabarny, Oleksandr Svatok, Valeriy Bondar, Mykola Matvienko, Yefim Konoplya, Taras Mykhavko, Bohdan Mykhailichenko, Vitaliy Mykolenko.<\/p>\n

Midfielders:<\/strong> Oleksandr Zinchenko, Yehor Yarmolyuk, Ivan Kalyuzhny, Mykola Shaparenko, Nazar Voloshyn, Oleg Ocheretko, Artem Bondarenko, Oleksiy Hutsulyak, Oleksandr Nazarenko, Viktor Tsygankov, Heorhiy Sudakov, Oleksandr Zubkov.<\/p>\n

Forwards:<\/strong> Roman Yaremchuk, Artem Dovbyk, Vladyslav Vanat.<\/p>\n

Reserve:<\/strong> Yevhen Cheberko, Oleksandr Pikhalyonok, Volodymyr Brazhko.<\/p>\n

Group D match schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n