Is Oleg Plotnytskyi returning to the national team?

 11:08, Aug 07 2025

Oleg Plotnytskyi hints at a comeback to the Ukrainian national team ahead of the 2025 World Championship?

The “Perugia” attacker and current Champions League winner Oleg Plotnytskyi left Ukrainian fans on the edge of their seats. One month before the start of the 2025 World Championship, he posted an Instagram story featuring a photo of national team players with the mysterious caption: “Guess what might happen?”.

“He is now a top-3 player in the world.” A well-known sports commentator reacted to Plotnytskyi’s decision to retire from the national team.

Recall that in March of this year, Plotnytskyi announced his retirement from the national team. Since then, a return seemed unlikely, but the latest gesture of the star attacker sparked a new wave of rumors and hopes among fans.

Whether Plotnytskyi will become the main reinforcement for the “Blue and Yellow” at the World Championship remains to be seen.

However, the extended roster of the Ukrainian national team for the World Championship games indicates that a comeback is currently postponed.

Would you like the former national team captain to return to the squad?