English Tottenham midfielder Lukas Bergvall He was injured in the seventh round of the Champions League in the match against German Borussia Dortmund on January 20 (2-0).

The 19-year-old player was sent off in the 62nd minute and will be out of action for 2-3 months. Lucas will not be able to play in the World Cup play-off semi-final against Ukraine, which will be played in Spain on March 26.

Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank confirmed the injury to his key midfielder:

“Unfortunately, Lucas suffered an ankle injury. He is still having bad luck with this type of damage. The injury appears to be serious. He will be examined in the coming days, so we will know more about his recovery timeline.”

Bergwall played 26 matches at club level this season, scoring one goal and providing four assists in these matches.

The situation with injuries to key players continues to deteriorate for Sweden head coach Graham Potter – Stoke City goalkeeper Viktor Johansson, Tottenham midfielder Dejan Kulusevski and Liverpool forward Alexander Isak are also currently in hospital.

Coach and football expert Oleg Fedorchuk analyzed the current personnel situation of the Ukrainian national team in an exclusive interview with the website Meta.ua. The expert specifically selected the best players of the national team at the moment, in his opinion.

“The first one is Ilya Zabarny,” Fedorchuk said. – Despite the huge psychological stress, the defender looks worthy in the best team in Europe. The second is Anatoly Trubin, currently Benfica’s permanent goalkeeper. Georgiy Sudakov or Viktor Tsygankov suggest third place, but I would prefer Nikolai Matvienko, who has been a fairly consistent performer for the Ukrainian national team.

Let us also remind you that Sergei Rebrov’s team will play the 2026 World Cup qualifying tournament semi-final play-off match against Sweden on March 26. The winner of this match in the final will face the winner of the match between Poland and Albania on March 31 for the right to advance to the final part of the tournament.

In an exclusive interview with Meta.ua Oleg Fedorchuk He analyzed the current personnel situation of the Ukrainian national team and identified the most problematic position.

“Vitaly Mikolenko, Ilya Zabarny and Nikolai Matvienko are beyond competition,” Fedorchuk said. – However, there is a decline in the right-back position of the Ukrainian national team. Plus or minus, we have three actors of the same level for this role: Efim Konoplya, Alexander Karavaev and Alexander Tymchik.

However, it is not yet known whether Konoplya, who decided not to renew his contract with Pitmen, will play for Shakhtar in the spring and his situation is not stable. Karavaev has had little game practice lately, affecting his potential, and Tymchik has missed a lot of time due to injuries. In my opinion, this is the most problematic position in the national team right now.

Let us also remind you that the winner of the semi-final match between Ukraine and Sweden on March 26 will face the best team in the match between 31st ranked Poland and Albania in the decisive match to advance to the 2026 World Cup final.