Goalkeeper of the Ukrainian national team Anatoly Trubin I remembered the match against France (0:4) when Sergei Rebrov released the semi-reserve squad.

“It was the coach’s choice. It is always the coach who decides whether the match will be sacrificed or not. If we talk about the challenge itself, we all understand the strength of France. I understood that there could be a lot of shots, there could be a lot of chances, and I was ready for it. When the opponent is always with the ball, constantly attacking, you are always in the game: you play in sections, you react, you constantly feel the rhythm.

For me personally, it’s even easier than when your team is attacking most of the time and you’re standing idle and suddenly there’s a moment where you have to be ready,” Trubin said.

Ukraine national football team completed 2025and UAF summarized the results of the called-up players.

He was included in the national team during the year 44 players.

The year 2025 for Sergei Rebrov’s team started with an unsuccessful performance against the Belgian team in the Nations League play-offs.

The blue-yellows played two friendly matches against Canada and New Zealand in June.

The national team participated in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers from September to November, finishing second in the group and advancing to the play-offs for the World Cup qualifiers.

During the season, the team had 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Statistics: 10 matches of the Ukrainian national team in 2025 (+5=1–4)

VIDEO. 44 players were called to the Ukrainian national team during the year

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino He commented on World Cup ticket prices, saying they reflected “absolutely insane” demand for next summer’s tournament:

“We have six to seven million tickets and in 15 days we received 150 million ticket requests. So every day we have 10 million requests. This shows how strong the World Cup is.”

FIFA has sold just 44 million tickets in almost 100 years of the World Cup. So we were able to sell tickets for the 300th anniversary of the World Cup in two weeks. Just imagine. “This is absolutely crazy.”

Infantino also noted that funds from ticket sales would be reinvested into world football, but did not specify a specific amount:

“The important thing is that the revenue from this goes back into football around the world. If it weren’t for FIFA, there would be no football in 150 countries of the world. Football exists thanks to the revenues we get from the World Cup, and we reinvest that into football around the world.”

Previously, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on FIFA to further reduce 2026 World Cup ticket prices.