Ukraine taking World Cup qualifiers one game at a time, coach Rebrov says

VIDEO SHOWS: FRENCH AND UKRAINIAN PLAYERS TRAINING AHEAD OF WORLD CUP QUALIFYING MATCH ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2025 / UKRAINE COACH SERHIY REBROV AND DEFENDER VITALIY MYKOLENKO SPEAKING IN PRESS CONFERENCE RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: PARIS, FRANCE (NOVEMBER 12, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. FRENCH NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM PLAYERS JOGGING ON PITCH OF PARC DES PRINCES STADIUM 2. FORWARD KYLIAN MBAPPE JOINING TEAMMATES 3. MBAPPE AND MIDFIELDER RAYAN CHERKI TRAINING 4. COACH DIDIER DESCHAMPS 5. PLAYERS TRAINING 6. MBAPPE TRAINING 7. CHERKI TRAINING 8. DEFENDER DAYOT UPAMECANO TRAINING 9. PLAYERS TRAINING 10. FORWARD HUGO EKITIKE TRAINING 11. VARIOUS OF GOALKEEPER MIKE MAIGNAN TRAINING 12. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS TRAINING 13. UKRAINE NATIONAL SOCCER COACH, SERHIY REBROV, AND DEFENDER, VITALIY MYKOLENKO, ARRIVING TO GIVE PRESS CONFERENCE, AS MODERATOR WELCOMES JOURNALISTS 14. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINE NATIONAL SOCCER COACH, SERHIY REBROV, SAYING:     "I think you’ll see tomorrow what happens. Right now, I can’t say what will happen tomorrow. Yes, we are preparing, we understand what tomorrow will bring, but at this moment, I believe there’s no point in talking about it. (MODERATOR SPEAKING) As I said, both games are very important for us. We can’t be thinking now about the match against Iceland. I’m sure that tomorrow the players who take the field will give their maximum to take points from the French team." 15. MYKOLENKO AND REBROV LISTENING TO QUESTION 16. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINE NATIONAL SOCCER COACH, SERHIY REBROV, SAYING (ASKED WHETHER HE THINKS FRANCE IS OVERESTIMATING THEMSELVES):     "I don’t know about the French team, but we respect this opponent. I’ve watched a lot of matches between France and Iceland. When, in the last minute, Iceland could have scored a goal, but it wasn’t counted. And indeed, Iceland was a capable team that knew how to take points from France. So now we must respect our opponent and focus on our own game—on how we want to play and succeed against such a strong team." 17. MYKOLENKO AND REBROV LISTENING TO QUESTION 18. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) DEFENDER ON UKRAINE NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM, VITALIY MYKOLENKO, SAYING:     "I won’t say that we have any fear, just respect for the opponent. There has probably never been any overestimation. It’s a very good team. World-class players, but they are the same footballers as we are. I think there will be no overestimation. We will play to our strengths." 19. VARIOUS OF UKRAINIAN NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM PLAYERS ARRIVING ON PITCH FOR TRAINING 20. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS JOGGING 21. DEFENDER ILLIA ZABARNYI TRAINING 22. DEFENDER MYKOLA MATVIYENKO TRAINING 23. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS TRAINING 24. REBROV 25. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS TRAINING 26. VARIOUS OF MIDFIELDER RUSLAN MALINOVSKIY 27. PLAYERS TRAINING STORY: Ukrainian national soccer team players trained in Paris on Wednesday (November 12), ahead of their face-off with France in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Coach Serhiy Rebrov said his team was focused on the coming match and that they would worry about the subsequent game against Iceland when it would come, on Sunday (November 16). "We are preparing, we understand what tomorrow will bring, but at this moment, I believe there’s no point in talking about it," he told reporters during a press conference. "As I said, both games are very important for us." Thursday's game, Ukraine's fifth in the qualifiers, will be played at the Parc des Princes in Paris. Both teams are vying for the top spot in their group, as France currently has 10 points and Ukraine 7. (Production: Clotaire Achi, Lewis Macdonald, Manuel Ausloos)

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