Ukraine never gave up, and it paid off. Fans at Polish Army Stadium were on the edge of their seats as Ukraine pulled off a 2-0 victory in the dying minutes against Iceland in the final matchday of the UEFA 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.

All they needed was one. Iceland fought hard to keep the deadlock, but it eventually broke. Ukraine found the game-winning goal from a corner kick with less than five minutes left in regulation time. They say two headers in the penalty area are synonymous with a goal, and that proved true as Oleksandr Zubkov found the back of the net to send Ukraine through to the UEFA Play-Off Round. With Iceland fully on the attack, a counterattack from Ukraine led to the insurance 2-0 goal.

A win or draw would have sent Iceland through to the playoffs instead, but Ukraine

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