Fedorov back in Ukraine fold

FC Dynamo Kyiv defender Serhiy Fedorov can make his first Ukraine appearance since 2006 after being named in the 19-man party to face Lithuania and France.

France chance
Out for around a year with a serious knee injury, Fedorov has a chance of returning to Oleh Blokhin’s first XI as Ukraine play Lithuania in Kaunas on 17 November and France at home four days later – the last game at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium before it closes for refurbishment. Ukraine have no chance of qualifying for the final tournament, but could deny France a trip to Austria and Switzerland with a win in their final game.

Ukraine squad
Goalkeepers: Olexandr Shovkovskiy (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Andriy Pyatov (FC Shakhtar Donetsk).

Defenders: Andriy Nesmachniy (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Serhiy Fedorov (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Olexandr Kucher (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Volodymyr Yezerskiy (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Andriy Rusol (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).

Midfielders: Olexandr Grytsay (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Oleh Gusev (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Ruslan Rotan (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Olexiy Gay (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Serhiy Nazarenko (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Oleh Shelayev (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Anatoliy Tymoschuk (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Maxym Kalynychenko (FC Spartak Moskva).

Forwards: Artem Milevskiy (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Andriy Vorobey (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Andriy Voronin (Liverpool FC), Andriy Shevchenko (Chelsea FC).