This is not the first season that the Ukrainian national team has had a striker problem. One of them is there, the second one plays very little at the club, and the third one is injured. And this happened more than once. Famous football expert Oleg Fedorchuk expressed his opinion on this issue in an exclusive interview with the website Meta.ua.

“I have long said that one or two football players from the Ukrainian championship should be promoted to show that the path to the national team is open to everyone,” Fedorchuk said. he said. – But Sergei Rebrov is a conservative mentor, he has little variability, especially in the attack group. It may be possible to try one of the artists such as Igor Krasnopir, Egor Tverdokhlib, and not to mention Philip Budkovsky, who could be useful given his parameters and the power play of the Swedes. These are football players who consistently perform for their clubs. Moreover, they all work well on the second floor.

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.

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.