Ukrainian Cup Draw: Dynamo to Face Shakhtar in Round of 16.

According to inkorr.com: On September 26, the draw for the Round of 16 of the Ukrainian Cup for the 2025/2026 season took place. This was reported by 'Glavcom', citing UAF.

Among those present at the ceremony were Ivan Zarubin, a representative of the 92nd ABR, and the head coach of the Ukrainian national team Serhiy Rebrov. The Ukrainian youth national team (U-16), currently in training camp, also attended the event.

Ukrainian Cup 2025/2026. Round of 16

• "Viktoria" (Sumy) – "Inhulets" (Petrovo)
• "Dynamo" (Kyiv) – "Shakhtar" (Donetsk)
• "Agrotech" (Tyshkivka, Kirovohrad region) – "Phoenix-Mariupol" (Mariupol)
• "Bukovyna" (Chernivtsi) – "Niva" (Ternopil)
• "Chernihiv" – "Lisne" (Kyiv)
• LNZ (Cherkasy) – "Rukh" (Lviv)
• "Metalist 1925" (Kharkiv) – "Agrobusiness" (Volochyisk)
• "Lokomotiv" (Kyiv) – "Niva" (Vinnytsia)

The matches will be held in a knockout format, and in case of a draw at the end of regulation time, a penalty shootout will occur. The main dates for the Round of 16 matches are scheduled for October 28-30, 2025.

In another football event, in the qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup, the Ukrainian national team drew with Azerbaijan with a score of 1:1. The next qualifying match is scheduled for October 10 against Iceland.

World Cup Qualifiers. Group D

Azerbaijan – Ukraine 1:1 (0:0).

Goals: Mahmudov (72, pen.) – Sudakov (51).

Earlier in the World Cup qualifiers 2026, the Ukrainian national team lost to France with a score of 0:2. The game took place at the stadium in Wroclaw, Poland. Ukrainian fans supported their team by unfurling a huge banner reading 'Fortress of Europe'.

Summary

Today we learned the results of the draw for the Round of 16 of the Ukrainian Cup, as well as about the match of the Ukrainian national team against Azerbaijan in the qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup. Ukrainian football teams are actively preparing for important competitions, while fans create a supportive atmosphere for their favorites.