World Cup Qualification 2026: Iceland-Ukraine, the likely lineups

Iceland–Ukraine, a match valid for the third day of Group D of the European qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup in North America, is scheduled for 8:45 p.m. The islanders have 3 points and are second in the group behind France; the Ukrainians, stuck at one point, will try to win to overtake them and hoist themselves into second place.

Gudjohnsen and Gudmundsson are the offensive pair of Iceland’s midfield lineup of Thorsteinsson, Haraldsson, Johannesson, Anderson.

Hopes toward a 4-3-3 with the trident Malinovskyi, Vanat, Sudakov. On the flanks space for Konoplya and Mykolenko. In midfield Rebrov relies on the trio formed by Ocheretko, Kaliuzhny, Bondarenko.

Iceland-Ukraine, the likely lineups
Iceland (4-4-2): Olafsson; Palsson, Ingason, Gretarsson, Tomasson; Thorsteinsson, Haraldsson, Johannesson, Anderson; A. Gudjohnsen, Gudmundsson. All: Gunnlaugsson.
Ukraine (4-3-3): Trubin; Konoplya, Zabarny, Matvienko, Mykolenko; Ocheretko, Kaliuzhny, Bondarenko; Malinovskyi, Vanat, Sudakov. All: Rebrov.