Ukraine defeated Iceland 5:3: Malinovskyi scored in the match for the street of his honor.

According to inkorr.com: The Zhmerynka community in Vinnytsia region announced that one of the streets in the village of Pochapyntsi has been named after Ukrainian football player Ruslan Malinovskyi. This news was reported by activists of the 'Dekolonization. Ukraine' movement.

Representatives of the movement appealed to the community with a proposal to rename the street, which was previously named after Malinovskyi, in accordance with the law on decommunization.

Rodion Malinovskyi was a marshal of the Soviet Union and a Soviet military leader. According to the response from the Zhmerynka community, the street named Malinovskyi is named not after the Soviet leader, but in honor of the football player of the Ukrainian national team Ruslan Malinovskyi.

This response sparked outrage on social media, where users joked that the football player received a street in his honor even before his birth. It is worth noting that in the match against Iceland, the Ukrainian national team won with a score of 5:3.

World Cup Qualifier. Group D

In the match Ukraine - Iceland, 8 goals were scored, and the match ended with a score of 5:3 in favor of the Ukrainian team. Goals were scored by Malinovskyi, Hutsulyak, Kaliuzhnyi, and Ocheretko.

After this victory, Ukraine took second place in Group D, losing only to France. The next match will be played against Azerbaijan.

Group D Standings

• France - 9 points (3 matches), goal difference 7:1
• Ukraine - 4 points (3), goal difference 6:6
• Iceland - 3 points (3), goal difference 9:7
• Azerbaijan - 1 point (3), goal difference 1:9

The football match between Ukraine and Azerbaijan will take place on Monday, October 13, in Krakow. Kick-off is at 21:45 Kyiv time.

It is also worth noting that in the previous match against Azerbaijan, the Ukrainian team finished the game with a score of 1:1.

World Cup Qualifier. Group D

The match between Azerbaijan and Ukraine ended with a score of 1:1, goals were scored by Mahmudov and Sudakov.

In the previous qualifier for the 2026 World Cup, Ukraine lost to France with a score of 0:2. During this match, fans supported the team by unfurling a large banner 'Fortress of Europe'.

Thus, Ukraine currently occupies second place in Group D of the World Cup qualification with 4 points. The next match of the team will be against Azerbaijan, which may significantly affect the chances of Ukrainians to qualify for the World Cup.