Vladislav Dubinchak, Getty Images 03 September 2025, 15:25

Everton’s defender Vitaliy Mykolenko will not be able to help the national team of Ukraine in the nearby matches of the selection cycle of the World Cup 2026. This was reported by the UAF press service.

The 26-year-old Ukrainian, after MRI, found damage through which his participation in the nearest games was excluded.

In this regard, Sergei Rebrov’s coaching headquarters was attached to the national team of the left defender of Kyiv Dynamo Vladislav Dubinchak.

This season, a 27-year-old Ukrainian, who can make his debut in the country’s main team, spent six matches for white and blue.

We will also add that there are 25 matches in the account of Vladislav as a part of youth and youth national teams of Ukraine.

We will remind, in the next matches Ukraine will play against France (September 5) and Azerbaijan (September 9).

Earlier it was reported that the selection match of the World Cup 2026 Ukraine-France will be served by a brigade of arbitrators from the Netherlands.