Trubin and Sudakov suffer a night to forget in France v Ukraine | OneFootball

Anatoliy Trubin and Heorhiy Sudakov’s Ukraine were thrashed on their visit to France’s stronghold. In the fifth round of World Cup qualifying, Kylian Mbappé (55’ and 83’), Michael Olise (76’), and Hugo Ekitiké (88’) scored the goals that secured victory over the team featuring Benfica’s duo.

Anatoliy Trubin started and played the full 90 minutes, while Heorhiy Sudakov remained on the bench. Ukraine delivered a performance below expectations, being completely dominated by France, who finished the match with 25 shots (10 on target) and 71% possession.

Anatoliy Trubin and Heorhiy Sudakov have been key players for Benfica. The goalkeeper and the winger are undisputed starters for José Mourinho – who may receive an important reinforcement – with the latter able to play in various attacking positions, notably behind Vangelis Pavlidis or out on the left flank.

With this setback – their second in this stage of the competition – Ukraine now shares second place in Group D with Iceland. The team of Anatoliy Trubin and Heorhiy Sudakov has seven points from five matches (two wins, one draw, and two losses). France, with 13 points, has already secured qualification.

After this defeat, Ukraine will be back in action next Sunday, November 16, at 17:00, hosting Iceland. The match, the final round of the 2026 World Cup qualifying phase, will decide which of the two teams will secure a place at the world’s biggest football event.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.