Away from Benfica, Georgiy Sudakov starts for Ukraine against France | OneFootball

Yet to debut for Benfica, Georgiy Sudakov, one of the summer signings for the team, is starting in the match between Ukraine and France, which marks the beginning of the World Cup qualification that will take place next year. However, it's not just the new number 10 who is in the spotlight.

In the same lineup where Sudakov's name appears, Anatoliy Trubin is also listed as the starting goalkeeper for the match against the French. It's worth noting that the number 1 of the team hadn't started for his national team since the friendly against Canada, where Ukraine was defeated 4-2.

Currently, with the match taking place in Poland, where Georgiy Sudakov had the opportunity to witness Benfica's global reach, his team is losing to the French counterpart, who are leading by one goal to nil, thanks to a goal scored by Michael Olise.

After this duel, which marks the first qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup, to be held in North America, Ukraine will play against Azerbaijan, with the match scheduled for September 9th. Besides France and the Eastern European team, Trubin and company will also face Iceland.

In the current season, Georgiy Sudakov – valued at 32 million euros – has played 10 matches so far: five in the Europa League qualification phase, three in the National Championship, and two in the Conference League preliminaries. In the 763 minutes he has been on the field, the midfielder has made two assists.

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