The Ukrainian national team achieved a hard-fought victory over the Icelandic team in the 2026 World Cup qualifying match — 2:0.
Goals in the 83rd and 93rd minutes were scored by Oleksandr Zubkov and Oleksiy Hutsulyak.
The Ukrainians finished second in Group D, surpassing the Scandinavians, and will play in the playoff matches.
The quartet was won by the French, who directly qualified for the World Cup, which will take place in the USA, Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19.
UKRAINE — ICELAND — 2:0
WARSAW. Stadion Wojska Polskiego. Kick-off at 20:00.
REFEREE: Taylor (England).
UKRAINE: Trubin — Zabarnyi, Matviyenko (c), Mykolenko, Konoplya, Kalyuzhnyi, Malynovskyi (Hutsulyak, 77), Yarmolyuk (Shaparenko, 69), Zubkov (Svatok, 87), Tsygankov (Nazaryna, 87), Vanat (Yaremchuk, 69).
ICELAND: Olafsson — Ingason, Magnusson, Ellertsson (Thomasson, 86), Palsson, Johannesson, A. Gudmundsson, Haraldsson (c), Thorsteinsson (Bjarkason, 86), Vidlumsson (J. Gudmundsson, 65), Gudjohnsen.
GOALS: 1:0 — Zubkov (83). 2:0 — Hutsulyak (93+).
YELLOW CARDS: Johannesson (46+), Malynovskyi (75), Konoplya (85).
Result of the day:
Azerbaijan — France — 1:3
Goals: 1:0 — Dadashov (4). 1:1 — Mateta (17). 1:2 — Akliush (30). 1:3 — Magomedaliev (45, own goal).
Group D: France — 16 points (6 matches), Ukraine — 10 (6), Iceland — 7 (6), Azerbaijan — 1 (6).
