Rebrov told UEFA.com: "If Ukraine show the class of football they showed in the recent games against England or Poland, that confidence and that motivation, then it is France who should fear our team."
Rebrov was three times a playoff loser with Ukraine and saw his country miss out again this way in 2010 World Cup qualifying, yet the former FC Dynamo Kyiv striker – a member of the team that reached the Germany 2006 quarter-finals – stressed that the "modern generation" need not let their past trouble them.
"There's almost nobody left who played in those games," the 39-year-old said, adding: "Now we have a chance, we believe that this time playoffs will be successful for us."
