Ukraine – France: the broadcast is available for free

3 September 10:40

On Friday, September 5, Ukraine’s men’s national football team will begin its qualification campaign for the 2026 World Cup with a match against the current vice-champions of the world, France. The match will take place in Wroclaw at the Tarczynski Arena stadium and will start at 21:45 Kyiv time, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.

Where to watch the broadcast

The main news for fans is that the match will be available to watch for free! The free broadcast will be available on MEGOGO SPORT TV channel on T2 digital TV and cable networks.

In addition, the match will be broadcast on the MEGOGO platform with appropriate subscriptions.

The Ukrainian national team has already gathered and started preparing for the match. Photo: Dan Balashov

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The composition of the national team of Ukraine

Goalkeepers: Georgii Bushchan (Al-Shabab, Saudi Arabia), Anatolii Trubin (Benfica Lisbon, Portugal), Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk).

Defenders: Ilya Zabarnyi (Paris Saint-Germain Paris, France), Oleksandr Svatok (Austin, USA), Valerii Bondar, Mykola Matvienko, Yukhym Konoplia (all – Shakhtar Donetsk), Taras Mykhavko (Dynamo Kyiv), Bohdan Mykhailichenko (Polissia Zhytomyr), Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton Liverpool, England).

Midfielders: Oleksandr Zinchenko (Nottingham Forest, England), Yegor Yarmolyuk (Brentford, England), Ivan Kalyuzhny (Metalist 1925 Kharkiv), Mykola Shaparenko, Nazar Voloshyn (both Dynamo Kyiv), Oleh Ocheretko, Artem Bondarenko (both Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleksiy Hutsulyak, Oleksandr Nazarenko (both – Polissya Zhytomyr), Viktor Tsygankov (Girona, Spain), Heorhiy Sudakov (Benfica Lisbon, Portugal), Oleksandr Zubkov (Trabzonspor Trabzon, Turkey).

Forwards: Roman Yaremchuk (Olympiacos Piraeus, Greece), Artem Dovbyk (Roma Rome, Italy), Vladyslav Vanat (Girona, Spain).

Reserve list

Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew, USA), Oleksandr Pikhalonok, Volodymyr Brazhko (both – Dynamo Kyiv).

The Ukrainian national team has already gathered and begun preparations for the match.

What bookmakers say

Serhiy Rebrov’s team is a clear outsider for this match. Bookmakers estimate the chances of Ukraine’s victory to be very modest – odds of 8.70. At the same time, the draw is quoted at 4.75, and the favorite of the match, France, has odds of only 1.40.

Photo: Dan Balashov

2026 WORLD CUP

Along with the French and Ukrainians, the national teams of Azerbaijan and Iceland will also play in the qualifying group. The winners of the groups will go directly to the championship. The second-place teams will compete for a place at the World Cup in the playoffs.

Photo: Dan Balashov

The 2026 World Cup will be a special tournament – for the first time in history, it will be held in three countries at once: USA, Canada, and Mexico. The final tournament is scheduled from June 11 to July 19, 2026.

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Остафійчук Ярослав
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