Ukraine at the FIFA World Cup

This is a record of Ukraine's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.^[1]

Ukraine have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 2006 where they reached the quarter finals.^[2]^[3]^[4]

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup									FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Position
1930–1990	Did Not Enter								Did Not Enter
1994	Did Not Enter (spot not granted by FIFA)								Did Not Enter (spot not granted by FIFA)
1998	Did Not Qualify								12	6	3	3	11	9	2/6 Lost Playoff
2002	Did Not Qualify								12	4	6	2	15	13	2/6 Lost Playoff
2006	Quarter-final	8th	5	2	1	2	5	7	12	7	4	1	18	7	1/6
2010	Did Not Qualify								12	6	4	2	21	7	2/6 Lost Playoff
2014	Did Not Qualify								12	7	3	2	30	7	2/6 Lost Playoff
2018	To Be Determined
2022	To Be Determined
Total	Quarter-final	1/5	5	2	1	2	5	7	58	30	20	10	86	43

* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Ukraine at 2006 FIFA World Cup

At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ukraine was drawn in Group H along with Spain, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia.

Template:2006 FIFA World Cup Group H

Head coach: Oleg Blokhin

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Oleksandr Shovkovskyi	(1975-01-02)2 January 1975 (aged 31)	68	Dynamo Kyiv
2	2DF	Andriy Nesmachnyi	(1979-02-28)28 February 1979 (aged 27)	49	Dynamo Kyiv
3	2DF	Oleksandr Yatsenko	(1985-02-24)24 February 1985 (aged 21)	1	Kharkiv^[5]
4	3MF	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk	(1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 27)	55	Shakhtar Donetsk
5	2DF	Volodymyr Yezerskyi	(1976-11-15)15 November 1976 (aged 29)	24	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
6	2DF	Andriy Rusol	(1983-01-16)16 January 1983 (aged 23)	23	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
7	4FW	Andriy Shevchenko (c)	(1976-09-29)29 September 1976 (aged 29)	64	Milan^[6]
8	3MF	Oleh Shelayev	(1976-11-05)5 November 1976 (aged 29)	19	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
9	3MF	Oleh Husyev	(1983-04-25)25 April 1983 (aged 23)	25	Dynamo Kyiv
10	4FW	Andriy Voronin	(1979-07-21)21 July 1979 (aged 26)	32	Bayer Leverkusen
11	4FW	Serhiy Rebrov	(1974-03-06)6 March 1974 (aged 32)	70	Dynamo Kyiv
12	1GK	Andriy Pyatov	(1984-06-28)28 June 1984 (aged 21)	1	Vorskla Poltava
13	2DF	Dmytro Chyhrynskyi	(1986-11-07)7 November 1986 (aged 19)	0	Shakhtar Donetsk
14	3MF	Andriy Husin	(1972-12-11)11 December 1972 (aged 33)	64	Krylia Sovetov
15	4FW	Artem Milevskyi	(1985-01-12)12 January 1985 (aged 21)	0	Dynamo Kyiv
16	4FW	Andriy Vorobey	(1978-11-29)29 November 1978 (aged 27)	53	Shakhtar Donetsk
17	2DF	Vladyslav Vashchuk	(1975-01-02)2 January 1975 (aged 31)	58	Dynamo Kyiv
18	3MF	Serhiy Nazarenko	(1980-02-16)16 February 1980 (aged 26)	15	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
19	3MF	Maksym Kalynychenko	(1979-01-26)26 January 1979 (aged 27)	21	Spartak Moscow
20	4FW	Oleksiy Byelik	(1981-02-15)15 February 1981 (aged 25)	15	Shakhtar Donetsk
21	3MF	Ruslan Rotan	(1981-10-29)29 October 1981 (aged 24)	19	Dynamo Kyiv
22	2DF	Vyacheslav Sviderskyi	(1979-01-01)1 January 1979 (aged 27)	6	Shakhtar Donetsk^[7]
23	1GK	Bohdan Shust	(1986-03-04)4 March 1986 (aged 20)	2	Shakhtar Donetsk

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
3	2DF	Vyacheslav Shevchuk	(1979-05-13)13 May 1979 (aged 27)	16	Shakhtar Donetsk

Serhiy Fedorov (#3) was injured before the start of the tournament. His replacement, Vyacheslav Shevchuk was also injured shortly after arriving as a replacement. Oleksandr Yatsenko was then called up, and sat on the bench for the last two matches.

Spain vs Ukraine

14 June 2006

15:00

Spain	4–0	Ukraine
Alonso 13' Villa 17', 48' (pen.) Torres 81'	Report

Zentralstadion, Leipzig

Attendance: 43,000

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Spain

Ukraine


GK	1	Iker Casillas (c)
RB	15	Sergio Ramos
CB	22	Pablo Ibáñez
CB	5	Carles Puyol
LB	3	Mariano Pernía
RM	16	Marcos Senna
CM	14	Xabi Alonso	55'
LM	8	Xavi
RW	21	David Villa	55'
LW	9	Fernando Torres
CF	11	Luis García Sanz	77'
Substitutions:
MF	6	David Albelda	55'
FW	7	Raúl González	55'
MF	18	Cesc Fàbregas	77'
Manager:
Luis Aragonés


GK	1	Oleksandr Shovkovskiy
RB	5	Volodymyr Yezerskiy	52'
CB	17	Vladyslav Vashchuk	47'
CB	6	Andriy Rusol
LB	2	Andriy Nesmachniy	17'
RM	9	Oleh Husyev		46'
CM	14	Andriy Husin		46'
CM	4	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
LM	21	Ruslan Rotan		63'
CF	7	Andriy Shevchenko (c)
CF	10	Andriy Voronin
Substitutions:
MF	8	Oleh Shelayev		46'
FW	16	Andriy Vorobey		46'
FW	11	Serhiy Rebrov		63'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin

Man of the Match:
Xavi (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Francesco Buragina (Switzerland)
Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Fifth official:
Cristiano Copelli (Italy)

Saudi Arabia vs Ukraine

Andriy Rusol put the Ukraine ahead in the 4th minute when the ball went in off his knee's at the near post after a corner from the right by Maksym Kalynychenko. Serhiy Rebrov got the second goal after 36 minutes with a long range right footed shot that flew past the goalkeeper. Andriy Shevchenko then scored in the 46th minute with a header from six yards out after a free kick from the left by Maksym Kalynychenko. Maksym Kalynychenko got the fourth goal in the 84th minute after a low cross from Andriy Shevchenko from the left which he shot right footed to the roof of the net.^[8]

19 June 2006

18:00

Saudi Arabia	0–4	Ukraine
	Report	Rusol 4' Rebrov 36' Shevchenko 46' Kalynychenko 84'

FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Saudi Arabia

Ukraine


GK	21	Mabrouk Zaid
RB	2	Ahmed Dokhi	41'	55'
CB	4	Hamad Al-Montashari
CB	3	Redha Tukar
LB	13	Hussein Sulaimani (c)
RM	6	Omar Al-Ghamdi	57'
CM	16	Khaled Aziz
LM	14	Saud Kariri	73'
RW	7	Mohammed Ameen		55'
LW	8	Mohammed Noor		77'
CF	20	Yasser Al-Qahtani
Substitutions:
FW	23	Malek Mouath		55'
DF	12	Abdulaziz Khathran		55'
FW	9	Sami Al-Jaber		77'
Manager:
Marcos Paquetá


GK	1	Oleksandr Shovkovskiy
RB	9	Oleh Husyev
CB	22	Vyacheslav Sviderskyi	89'
CB	6	Andriy Rusol
LB	2	Andriy Nesmachniy	22'
DM	4	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
CM	8	Oleh Shelayev
CM	19	Maksym Kalynychenko	77'
SS	11	Serhiy Rebrov		71'
SS	10	Andriy Voronin		79'
CF	7	Andriy Shevchenko (c)		86'
Substitutions:
MF	21	Ruslan Rotan		71'
MF	14	Andriy Husin		79'
FW	15	Artem Milevskiy		86'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin

Man of the Match:
Maksym Kalynychenko (Ukraine)

Assistant referees:
Philip Sharp (England)
Glenn Turner (England)
Fourth official:
Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Fifth official:
Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan)

Ukraine vs Tunisia

In the 70th minute Shevchenko was tripped in the penalty box by Karim Hagui and scored from the resulting penalty, shooting right footed to the goalkeepers left as he dived to his right. Ukraine's victory sealed second spot in the group and a second round match against Switzerland. Vyacheslav Sviderskyi and Andriy Rusol were both suspended from the second round after picking up bookings in the match.^[9]

23 June 2006

16:00

Ukraine	1–0	Tunisia
Shevchenko 70' (pen.)	Report

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 72,000

Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

Ukraine

Tunisia


GK	1	Oleksandr Shovkovskiy
RB	9	Oleh Husyev
CB	6	Andriy Rusol	65'
CB	22	Vyacheslav Sviderskyi	18'
LB	2	Andriy Nesmachniy
DM	4	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk	61'
CM	8	Oleh Shelayev	47'
CM	19	Maksym Kalynychenko		75'
SS	11	Serhiy Rebrov		55'
SS	10	Andriy Voronin
CF	7	Andriy Shevchenko (c)		88'
Substitutions:
FW	16	Andriy Vorobey		55'
MF	14	Andriy Husin		75'
FW	15	Artem Milevskiy		88'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin


GK	1	Ali Boumnijel
RB	6	Hatem Trabelsi
CB	15	Radhi Jaïdi	90'
CB	3	Karim Haggui
LB	19	Anis Ayari
RM	13	Riadh Bouazizi (c)	43'	79'
CM	8	Mehdi Nafti		90+1'
CM	12	Jawhar Mnari
LM	14	Adel Chedli		79'
CF	5	Ziad Jaziri	9' 45+1'
CF	20	Hamed Namouchi
Substitutions:
FW	11	Francileudo Santos		79'
FW	17	Chaouki Ben Saada		79'
MF	10	Kaies Ghodhbane		90+1'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre

Man of the Match:
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (Ukraine)

Assistant referees:
Amelio Andino (Paraguay)
Manuel Bernal (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Fifth official:
Hamdi Al Kadri (Syria)

Second Round - Switzerland vs Ukraine

26 June 2006

21:00

Switzerland	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Ukraine
	Report
Penalties
Streller Barnetta Cabanas	0–3	Shevchenko Milevskiy Rebrov Husyev

FIFA WM-Stadion Köln, Cologne

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

Switzerland

Ukraine


GK	1	Pascal Zuberbühler
RB	23	Philipp Degen
CB	20	Patrick Müller
CB	2	Johan Djourou		34'
LB	3	Ludovic Magnin
DM	6	Johann Vogel (c)
RM	16	Tranquillo Barnetta	59'
LM	8	Raphaël Wicky
AM	7	Ricardo Cabanas
SS	22	Hakan Yakın		64'
CF	9	Alexander Frei		117'
Substitutions:
DF	13	Stéphane Grichting		34'
FW	11	Marco Streller		64'
FW	18	Mauro Lustrinelli		117'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn


GK	1	Oleksandr Shovkovskiy
RB	9	Oleh Husyev
CB	17	Vladislav Vashchuk
CB	14	Andriy Husin
LB	2	Andriy Nesmachniy
DM	4	Anatoliy Tymoschuk
CM	8	Oleh Shelayev
CM	19	Maksym Kalynychenko	75'
SS	16	Andriy Vorobei	94'
SS	10	Andriy Voronin	111'
CF	7	Andriy Shevchenko (c)
Substitutions:
MF	21	Ruslan Rotan	75'
FW	11	Serhiy Rebrov	94'
FW	15	Artem Milevskiy	111'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin

Man of the Match:
Oleksandr Shovkovskiy (Ukraine)

Assistant referees:
José Ramírez (Mexico)
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Fifth official:
Justice Yeboah (Ghana)

Quarter-Final - Italy vs Ukraine

30 June 2006

21:00

Italy	3–0	Ukraine
Zambrotta 6' Toni 59', 69'	Report

FIFA WM-Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Italy

Ukraine


GK	1	Gianluigi Buffon
RB	19	Gianluca Zambrotta
CB	5	Fabio Cannavaro (c)
CB	6	Andrea Barzagli
LB	3	Fabio Grosso
CM	8	Gennaro Gattuso	77'
CM	21	Andrea Pirlo	68'
RW	16	Mauro Camoranesi	68'
LW	20	Simone Perrotta
SS	10	Francesco Totti
CF	9	Luca Toni
Substitutions:
MF	17	Simone Barone	68'
DF	22	Massimo Oddo	68'
DF	2	Cristian Zaccardo	77'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi


GK	1	Oleksandr Shovkovskiy
RB	9	Oleh Husyev
CB	22	Vyacheslav Sviderskiy	16'	20'
CB	6	Andriy Rusol		45+2'
LB	2	Andriy Nesmachniy
RM	14	Andriy Husin
CM	4	Anatoliy Tymoschuk
LM	8	Oleh Shelayev
RW	15	Artem Milevskiy	67'	72'
LW	19	Maksym Kalynychenko	21'
CF	7	Andriy Shevchenko (c)
Substitutions:
FW	16	Andriy Vorobei		20'
DF	17	Vladislav Vashchuk		45+2'
FW	20	Oleksiy Byelik		72'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin

Man of the Match:
Gennaro Gattuso (Italy)

Assistant referees:
Peter Hermans (Belgium)
Walter Vromans (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Fifth official:
Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan)

References

^ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
^ "Toni's decisive double strike gives troubled Italy plenty to celebrate". Guardian UK. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
^ "Italy 3-0 Ukraine". BBC Sport. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
^ "Italy all over Ukraine as 3-0 win sets up semifinal matchup with Germany". USA Today. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
^ Yatsenko was called up as a replacement for the injureds Serhiy Fedorov and Vyacheslav Shevchuk.
^ Shevchenko joined Chelsea after the tournament.
^ Sviderskyi was on loan to Arsenal Kyiv in the run-up to the World Cup.
^ "Saudi Arabia 0-4 Ukraine". BBC Sport. 19 June 2006. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
^ "Ukraine 1-0 Tunisia". BBC Sport. 23 June 2006. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

External links

Ukraine at FIFA

[2006coverage-1] 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.

[2] "Toni's decisive double strike gives troubled Italy plenty to celebrate". Guardian UK. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

[3] "Italy 3-0 Ukraine". BBC Sport. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

[4] "Italy all over Ukraine as 3-0 win sets up semifinal matchup with Germany". USA Today. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

[5] Yatsenko was called up as a replacement for the injureds Serhiy Fedorov and Vyacheslav Shevchuk.

[6] Shevchenko joined Chelsea after the tournament.

[7] Sviderskyi was on loan to Arsenal Kyiv in the run-up to the World Cup.

[8] "Saudi Arabia 0-4 Ukraine". BBC Sport. 19 June 2006. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

[9] "Ukraine 1-0 Tunisia". BBC Sport. 23 June 2006. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

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Team appearances All-time table
AFC	Australia² China Indonesia¹ Iran Iraq Japan Kuwait North Korea Qatar Saudi Arabia South Korea United Arab Emirates
CAF	Algeria Angola Cameroon DR Congo¹ Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Morocco Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Tunisia
CONCACAF	Canada Costa Rica Cuba El Salvador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Trinidad and Tobago United States
CONMEBOL	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay
OFC	New Zealand
UEFA	Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic¹ Denmark East Germany³ England France Germany¹ Greece Hungary Iceland Israel² Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia¹ Scotland Serbia¹ Slovakia¹ Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
¹ Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). ² Have been member of multiple confederations. ³ Team and national federation no longer exist.