FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Ukraine vs Iceland, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Ukraine
  • 83': Oleksandr Zubkov
  • 90'+3': Oleksii Hutsulyak
FT
2 - 0
Iceland

    About

    Ukraine are hosting Iceland at Stadion Legii Warszawa im. Jozefa Pilsudskiego, Warsaw, Poland, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zubkov (Ukraine) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Kaliuzhnyi with a headed pass.
    • 5': Offside, Ukraine. Vladyslav Vanat is caught offside.
    • 6': Foul by Oleksandr Zubkov (Ukraine).
    • 6': Victor Pálsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine).
    • 8': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Yukhym Konoplia.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Victor Pálsson (Iceland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson with a cross.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yukhym Konoplia.
    • 12': Offside, Ukraine. Ruslan Malinovskyi is caught offside.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mykola Matviienko.
    • 20': Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine).
    • 24': Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Yukhym Konoplia.
    • 25': Foul by Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson (Iceland).
    • 25': Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikael Ellertsson.
    • 28': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Yehor Yarmoliuk.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Brynjólfur Willumsson (Iceland) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson with a cross.
    • 28': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Vladyslav Vanat.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zubkov (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Vladyslav Vanat.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zubkov (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov.
    • 33': Andri Gudjohnsen (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Mykola Matviienko (Ukraine).
    • 34': Foul by Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine).
    • 34': Hákon Haraldsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Yukhym Konoplia.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Mikael Ellertsson (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Elías Ólafsson (Iceland). Assisted by Yukhym Konoplia.
    • 40': Delay in match (Ukraine).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Foul by Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine).
    • 43': Sverrir Ingason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (Iceland).
    • 45'+1': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Brynjólfur Willumsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Ukraine 0, Iceland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Ukraine 0, Iceland 0.
    • 46': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
    • 47': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Ivan Kaliuzhnyi.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Brynjólfur Willumsson (Iceland) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Ukraine). Assisted by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson with a cross.
    • 48': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Anatoliy Trubin.
    • 49': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Yukhym Konoplia.
    • 49': Foul by Victor Pálsson (Iceland).
    • 49': Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson (Iceland).
    • 51': Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Mikael Ellertsson (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
    • 58': Foul by Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine).
    • 58': Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Mikael Ellertsson (Iceland).
    • 59': Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Oleksandr Zubkov (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Elías Ólafsson (Iceland). Assisted by Vladyslav Vanat.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yukhym Konoplia.
    • 65': Substitution, Iceland. Jóhann Gudmundsson replaces Brynjólfur Willumsson.
    • 66': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Elías Ólafsson.
    • 69': Substitution, Ukraine. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Vladyslav Vanat.
    • 69': Substitution, Ukraine. Mykola Shaparenko replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
    • 73': Foul by Mykola Shaparenko (Ukraine).
    • 73': Hákon Haraldsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine).
    • 75': Hördur Magnússon (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Foul by Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine).
    • 76': Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson (Iceland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksii Hutsuliak replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Victor Pálsson (Iceland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Ukraine). Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson with a cross.
    • 77': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Anatoliy Trubin.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Andri Gudjohnsen (Iceland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson with a cross.
    • 78': Offside, Iceland. Victor Pálsson is caught offside.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Elías Ólafsson (Iceland). Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov with a cross.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Elías Ólafsson (Iceland).
    • 82': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Elías Ólafsson.
    • 82': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Mikael Ellertsson.
    • 83': Goal! Ukraine 1, Iceland 0. Oleksandr Zubkov (Ukraine) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Oleksii Hutsuliak with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 84': Foul by Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine).
    • 84': Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Substitution, Iceland. Logi Tómasson replaces Mikael Ellertsson.
    • 86': Substitution, Iceland. Daníel Gudjohnsen replaces Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson.
    • 86': Offside, Iceland. Albert Gudmundsson is caught offside.
    • 87': Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksandr Svatok replaces Oleksandr Zubkov.
    • 87': Substitution, Ukraine. Yehor Nazaryna replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Daníel Gudjohnsen (Iceland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andri Gudjohnsen.
    • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Ivan Kaliuzhnyi (Ukraine).
    • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sverrir Ingason.
    • 90'+3': Goal! Ukraine 2, Iceland 0. Oleksii Hutsuliak (Ukraine) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Kaliuzhnyi.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland).
    • 90'+4': Oleksandr Svatok (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Ukraine 2, Iceland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Ukraine 2, Iceland 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    10 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 3
    47.8 Possession 52.2
    10 SHOTS 13
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    313 Accurate Passes 350
    397 Passes 432
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 3
    19 Crosses 25
    0.4 Cross % 0.1
    56 Long Balls 55
    26 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 0
    9 Effective Tackles 10
    13 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 9
    43 Effective Clearances 32
    43 Clearances 32

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Stadion Legii Warszawa im. Jozefa Pilsudskiego
    Location: Warsaw, Poland
    Attendance: 20,004

    WCQ - UEFA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 France 6 +12 16
    2 Ukraine 6 -1 10
    3 Iceland 6 +2 7
    4 Azerbaijan 6 -13 1
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    UKR Ukraine (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    12 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
    22 Mykola Matviyenko
    13 Illia Zabarnyi
    6 Ivan Kalyuzhnyi
    16 Vitaliy Mykolenko
    2 Yukhym Konoplia Yellow Card
    18 Yehor Yarmoliuk
    8 Ruslan Malinovskyi Yellow Card
    20 Oleksandr Zubkov
    15 Viktor Tsygankov
    7 Vladyslav Vanat
    Ukraine Substitutes:
    Oleksandr Karavaev, Oleksii Hutsulyak, Yehor Nazaryna, Taras Mykhavko, Bogdan Mykhaylichenko, Oleksandr Svatok, Nazar Voloshyn, Valeriy Bondar, Mykola Shaparenko, Evgeniy Volynets, Roman Yaremchuk, Dmytro Riznyk.

    ISL Iceland (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Elias Ólafsson (GK)
    23 Hördur Magnússon
    5 Sverrir Ingason
    14 Mikael Ellertsson
    4 Victor Palsson
    8 Ísak Jóhannesson Yellow Card
    9 Hakon Arnar Haraldsson
    10 Albert Gudmundsson
    11 Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson
    22 Andri Gudjohnsen
    15 Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson
    Iceland Substitutes:
    Daniel Gudjohnsen, Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason, Andri Fannar Baldursson, Aron Gunnarsson, Jóhann Gudmundsson, Gísli Thórdarson, Logi Tomasson, Anton Ari Einarsson, Daniel Grétarsson, Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson, Kristian Hlynsson, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson.

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