Ukraine boss blames Trubin for poor Benfica display: Unfortunately... | OneFootball

Ukraine, with Anatoliy Trubin and Georgiy Sudakov in the starting lineup, lost 3-1 to Sweden this Thursday, March 26, thanks to a hat-trick from former Sporting player Viktor Gyökeres, thereby missing out on qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

According to the ratings given by 'Sofascore' regarding each player's individual performance in the match, the Benfica goalkeeper - who sees a starter 'counting the cost' - ended up being 'hammered' with the lowest score (5.7). As for the Reds' number 10, he received the fourth-lowest rating among the Ukrainian players (6.5), only ahead of right-back Oleksandr Tymchyk (6.3) and forward Vladyslav Vanat (6.4).

After the match, Ukraine manager Serhiy Rebrov, who has been in the role since 2023, admitted that he may be on his way out of the national team setup, since his contract expires after the next World Cup and, so far, he has not received any renewal offer from the country’s football federation.

"My contract ends soon. I have not received an offer from the UAF, if I do, I will consider it. My contract is ending now, so you will know in two months," he said, after having already reflected on the defeat against the Swedes.

"Unfortunately, we lost. We made too many mistakes, and that is why we lost. It is very difficult to play when you concede in the fourth minute. I think we lost to a strong team, they defended very well. Unfortunately, we did not take our chances," he lamented.

"It was very difficult to break down that defense. They attacked with a small group of players, but they defended very well. We apologize. The boys wanted to win, but this is football, unfortunately. We lost, but I am grateful to the players, they worked hard on the pitch," he concluded.

Out of the finals of the 2026 World Cup qualifying play-off, Ukraine will still play a friendly against Albania, who were also eliminated in the "semi-finals" by Poland (2-1), in Valencia, next Tuesday, March 31.

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