Ukraine look set to be without former Tottenham striker Serhiy Rebrov for their next two friendly internationals in the build-up to the World Cup finals because of a hip injury.

Rebrov's side are set to face Italy on Friday in Lausanne before tackling Libya on 5 June but the striker is struggling with the problem that he sustained at the team's training camp in Turkey.

He missed the 4-0 victory over Costa Rica on Sunday and said: "I'm feeling a bit better, though for the moment I'm not joining in training sessions.

"It is still not clear whether I will play in the friendly against Libya. There is no doubt I will miss the Italy game."

Ukraine are also scheduled to play against Luxembourg on 8 June.