Ukraine vs France prediction 05.09.2025 | World Cup qualification

Although Ukraine plays regularly at the European championships, they failed to qualify for the World Cup since 2006. Sergiy Rebrov's team will have a hard job to reach the tournament that will be played next year in the USA, Mexico, and Canada, as France seems too good for all teams in the qualification group. However, Ukraine are a strong favorite for the second position and a place in the playoffs. 

Ukraine played well in the last 12 months as they lost only two of the previous eight games, including friendlies. Both defeats came in 2025, but in the most recent outing, Ukraine won 2-1 against New Zealand. Rebrov's team probably deserved to beat the opponent with a more significant margin in that game. 

Ukraine have some problems before the game against France. Real Madrid's goalkeeper Andriy Lunin will miss the national team's games in September due to injury. Anatoliy Trubin will likely start in the upcoming game, while Dmytro Riznyk and Georgiy Bushchan will be reserves. 

France are one of the strongest teams in the World. They reached two finals in the last two World Cups, while last year, France lost in the semifinal of the EURO. It would be a huge shock if Didier Deschamps' team doesn't finish at the top of the qualification group. 

France played well in the last 12 months, losing only two of the last nine matches. In the previous game, they won 2-0 against Germany in the game for the third spot in the Nations League. 

France also have some injury problems. Rayan Cherki has a serious quadriceps injury, and in his absence, the head coach, Didier Deschamps, decided to call Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike. Although they are not playing in the same position, the head coach said he wants to have as many attacking options as possible. Deschamps also said that he plans to use Ekitike in September's matches.