Despite being included in the extended list of participants in the preparatory process of the Ukrainian national team before the start of qualification for the 2022 World Cup, Shakhtar's defensive midfielder Taras Stepanenko is still in the process of recovering from injury, as a result of which he missed the entire March segment of the season on his club's calendar.

One of the contenders for the position of the Pitmen's footballer in the main team of the country is the midfielder of the Hungarian Ferencvaros Igor Kharatin. His mentor, Ukrainian specialist Sergei Rebrov, in his interview to the YouTube channel Bombardir assessed the chances of his ward to get into the team of Andriy Shevchenko.

" It's up to him. I think that Igor has the ability to adequately play in the national team. It all depends on its functions on the field.

In any case, in Ferencvaros, he performs the functions that I assign to him very responsibly.. It all depends on the requirements of the coach, how he looks at this position, "

This season, Igor Kharatin has already played 34 matches for his club, having scored six goals and two assists.

Also, you have the opportunity to learn about the opinion of Sergei Rebrov on the referee scandal in the UPL.

Let us remind you that soon the Ukrainian national team will have to start the group stage of qualification for the 2022 World Cup with an away match against the reigning world champions - the French national team.. The game will take place on March 24, beginning at 21:45 Kyiv time.