Ukraine World Cup 2006
Country - Ukraine
Capital City - Kiev
Continent - Europe
Manager - Oleg Blokhin
How did they qualify - The Ukraine were part of group 2 of the world cup qualifying rounds. They topped the group leading by two clear points with a total of 25. The team had to fend off Kazakhstan, Georgia, Albania, Greece, Denmark and Turkey, winning seven of their games and only losing one is what put them at the top of their group.
The Ukraine used to be part of the USSR and did not enter the world cup as an independant country until 1998. However this is the first year the team have qualified for the competition and look to be in good form.
Their first ever match as a team was played in 1992 against Hungary, before 2005 the Ukraine had failed to qualify for and major championship.
| Team History |
| First International: |
Ukraine 2 - 2 Hungary
(Uzhgorod, Ukraine; 29 April 1992) ) |
| Largest win: |
Ukraine 4 - 0 Georgia
(Kyiv, Ukraine; 19 August 1998)
Ukraine 4 - 0 Andorra
(Kyiv, Ukraine; 5 June 1999) |
| Worst defeat: |
Croatia 4 - 0 Ukraine
(Zagreb, Croatia; 25 June 1993) |
World Cup
Appearances: |
1, (First in 2006), Best result - N/A |
European Championship
Appearances: |
none |
| World Cup Record: |
1930 to 1994 - Did not enter, was part of USSR
1998 - Did not qualify
2002 - Did not qualify
2006 - Qualified |
| Current Notable Players: |
Serhiy Rebrov, Andriy Shevchenko, Oleksandr Shovkovsky, Anatoliy Tymoschuk, Andriy Voronin |
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