“Defeat against France 2:4 in overtime ended the struggle of blue and yellow.”, — write: football.ua
Defeat against France 2:4 in overtime ended the struggle of blue and yellow.
France — Ukraine, getty images January 31, 2026, 7:33 p.m
The first half of the match was evenly contested. The Ukrainians had several chances to score, but France’s goalkeeper Francis Lokoku blocked shots from Vladyslav Perveev and other players, and the first half ended goalless.
In the 28th minute, the French took the lead: Amin Geddura overtook Ukraine’s goalkeeper Oleksandr Sukhov and opened the scoring. However, within a few minutes, the Ukrainians restored parity. The French player Abdessamad Mohammed received a red card for handball, and the Ukrainians earned a penalty, which Yevgeny Zhuk flawlessly converted – 1:1.
The main time ended in a draw, so the meeting continued in overtime. At the start of extra time, France earned a double penalty, which was converted by Suheil Muhudin, and later scored another goal from play. In the second extra-time, the French brought the score to 4:1, after which Ukraine was able to reduce the deficit thanks to the goal of Ihor Korsun – 2:4. Unfortunately, the comeback did not happen, and the match ended with the defeat of the “blue and yellow”.
France — Ukraine 4:2
Goals: Geddura, 28, Muhudin, 41, 45, 48 – Zhuk, 30, Korsun, 46
As a reminder, the Ukrainian national team qualified for the Euro 2026 playoffs from second place in Group B. In the group stage, Kosenko’s team sensationally lost to Armenia (1:2), and then defeated Lithuania (4:1) and the Czech Republic (5:3). The match against France was for the team a repetition of the match for the third place of the 2024 World Cup, where Ukraine defeated the opponent 7:1.
Thus, the performances of the Ukrainian national team at the 2026 European Championship have been completed. France will face the winner of Portugal-Belgium in the semi-finals of the tournament, with the semi-finals taking place on Wednesday, February 4.