QUARTZYANY: “You have to get down to earth. It’s almost impossible to beat them.”

Famous Ukrainian coach Vitaly Kvartsyany He evaluated the chances of the Ukrainian national team against potential opponents in the World Cup: Netherlands, Tunisia and Japan.

– Among the authorities, isn’t the Netherlands the worst option?

– I think yes. I would not want to see Argentina, England or Spain as the opponents of the Ukrainian team. You may also remember the French. If they have the best players in their squad, it will be almost impossible to beat them.

– So it turns out there’s a potential conflict for us…

– Normal. But to get through the play-off round, you first have to come down to earth and do everything. Sweden has not yet shown its full potential. In the spring, this team may be of much higher quality than it was in the qualifying tournament. I think the Scandinavians are stronger than Japan and Tunisia. Therefore, all concentration should be on the March matches.

Let us remind you that the Ukrainian team will face the Swedish team in the play-off semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup qualifying round on March 26, 2026. If they win the decisive match to qualify for the World Cup, Sergei Rebrov’s team will need to beat the winner of the Poland-Albania double on March 31.