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 48 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup final is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
Ukraine appeared in the 2006 FIFA World Cup where they reached the quarter finals. It was their first ever official appearance at an international tournament since breaking away from the Soviet Union in 1991. However, before 1996 some of its players played for the Soviet Union national football team and CIS national football team. Among few there were Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko, Hennadiy Lytovchenko, Oleh Luzhnyi, Ivan Hetsko and others.
Overall record
Champions Runners-up Third place
FIFA World Cup recordFIFA World Cup qualification recordYearRoundPosition*Campaign 1930 to 1990 Part of Part of 1994Not eligible to participate.Not eligible to participate. 1998Did not qualify126331191998 20021246215132002 2006Quarter-Finals8th521257127411872006 2010Did not qualify126422172010 2014127323072014 2018105231392018 20221036114102022 2026731311142026 2030To be determinedTo be determined2030 20342034 TotalQuarter-finals1/105212578038281412262—
* Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
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.
Head coach: Oleg Blokhin
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.
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
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)RB 15Sergio RamosCB 22PabloCB 5 Carles PuyolLB 3 Mariano PerníaRM 16Marcos SennaCM 14Xabi Alonso LM 8 XaviRW 21David Villa LW 9 Fernando TorresCF 11Luis García Substitutions:MF 6 David Albelda FW 7 Raúl MF 18Cesc Fàbregas Manager:Luis Aragonés GK 1 Oleksandr ShovkovskyiRB 5 Volodymyr Yezerskiy CB 17Vladyslav Vashchuk CB 6 Andriy RusolLB 2 Andriy Nesmachniy RM 9 Oleh Husyev CM 14Andriy Husin CM 4 Anatoliy TymoshchukLM 21Ruslan Rotan CF 7 Andriy Shevchenko (c)CF 10Andriy VoroninSubstitutions:MF 8 Oleh Shelayev FW 16Andriy Vorobey FW 11Serhii Rebrov 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 Ukraine ahead in the fourth minute when the ball went in off his knee's at the near post after a corner from the right by Maksym Kalynychenko. Serhii 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.
GK 21Mabrouk ZaidRB 2 Ahmed Dokhi CB 4 Hamad Al-MontashariCB 3 Redha TukarLB 13Hussein Sulaimani (c)RM 6 Omar Al-Ghamdi CM 16Khaled AzizLM 14Saud Kariri RW 7 Mohammed Ameen LW 8 Mohammed Noor CF 20Yasser Al-QahtaniSubstitutions:FW 23Malek Mouath DF 12Abdulaziz Khathran FW 9 Sami Al-Jaber Manager: Marcos Paquetá GK 1 Oleksandr ShovkovskyiRB 9 Oleh HusyevCB 22Vyacheslav Sviderskyi CB 6 Andriy RusolLB 2 Andriy Nesmachniy DM 4 Anatoliy TymoshchukCM 8 Oleh ShelayevCM 19Maksym Kalynychenko SS 11Serhii Rebrov SS 10Andriy Voronin CF 7 Andriy Shevchenko (c) Substitutions:MF 21Ruslan Rotan MF 14Andriy Husin FW 15Artem Milevskyi 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.
GK 1 Oleksandr ShovkovskyiRB 9 Oleh HusyevCB 6 Andriy Rusol CB 22Vyacheslav Sviderskyi LB 2 Andriy NesmachniyDM 4 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk CM 8 Oleh Shelayev CM 19Maksym Kalynychenko SS 11Serhii Rebrov SS 10Andriy VoroninCF 7 Andriy Shevchenko (c) Substitutions:FW 16Andriy Vorobey MF 14Andriy Husin FW 15Artem Milevskyi Manager:Oleg Blokhin GK 1 Ali BoumnijelRB 6 Hatem TrabelsiCB 15Radhi Jaïdi CB 3 Karim HagguiLB 19Anis AyariRM 13Riadh Bouazizi (c) CM 8 Mehdi Nafti CM 12Jawhar MnariLM 14Adel Chedli CF 5 Ziad Jaziri CF 20Hamed NamouchiSubstitutions:FW 11Francileudo Santos FW 17Chaouki Ben Saada MF 10Kaies Ghodhbane 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
GK 1 Pascal ZuberbühlerRB 23Philipp DegenCB 20Patrick MüllerCB 2 Johan Djourou LB 3 Ludovic MagninDM 6 Johann Vogel (c)RM 16Tranquillo Barnetta LM 8 Raphaël WickyAM 7 Ricardo CabanasSS 22Hakan Yakin CF 9 Alexander Frei Substitutions:DF 13Stéphane Grichting FW 11Marco Streller FW 18Mauro Lustrinelli Manager:Köbi Kuhn GK 1 Oleksandr ShovkovskyiRB 9 Oleh HusyevCB 17Vladislav VashchukCB 14Andriy HusinLB 2 Andriy NesmachniyDM 4 Anatoliy TymoshchukCM 8 Oleh ShelayevCM 19Maksym Kalynychenko SS 16Andriy Vorobei SS 10Andriy Voronin CF 7 Andriy Shevchenko (c)Substitutions:MF 21Ruslan Rotan FW 11Serhii Rebrov FW 15Artem Milevskyi Manager:Oleg Blokhin
Man of the Match: Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (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
GK 1 Gianluigi BuffonRB 19Gianluca ZambrottaCB 5 Fabio Cannavaro (c)CB 6 Andrea BarzagliLB 3 Fabio GrossoCM 8 Gennaro Gattuso CM 21Andrea Pirlo RW 16Mauro Camoranesi LW 20Simone PerrottaSS 10Francesco TottiCF 9 Luca ToniSubstitutions:MF 17Simone Barone DF 22Massimo Oddo DF 2 Cristian Zaccardo Manager:Marcello Lippi GK 1 Oleksandr ShovkovskyiRB 9 Oleh HusyevCB 22Vyacheslav Sviderskiy CB 6 Andriy Rusol LB 2 Andriy NesmachniyRM 14Andriy HusinCM 4 Anatoliy TymoshchukLM 8 Oleh ShelayevRW 15Artem Milevskyi LW 19Maksym Kalynychenko CF 7 Andriy Shevchenko (c)Substitutions:FW 16Andriy Vorobei DF 17Vladislav Vashchuk FW 20Oleksiy Byelik 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)
Player records Most appearances Seven players were fielded in all five of Ukraine's 2006 FIFA World Cup matches. Of those seven, Andriy Nesmachniy, Anatoliy Tymoshchuk and goalkeeper Oleksandr Shovkovskyi played every single minute.
RankPlayerMatchesWorld Cups1Andriy Husin52006Oleh Husyev52006Andriy Nesmachniy52006Oleh Shelayev52006Andriy Shevchenko52006Oleksandr Shovkovskyi52006Anatoliy Tymoshchuk520068Maksym Kalynychenko42006Artem Milevskyi42006Serhii Rebrov42006Andriy Rusol42006Andriy Vorobey42006Andriy Voronin42006
Goalscorers Ukraine's team captain and former Ballon d'Or winner Andriy Shevchenko was the only player to score more than one goal for the side at the 2006 World Cup.
RankPlayerGoalsWorld Cups1Andriy Shevchenko220062Maksym Kalynychenko12006Serhii Rebrov12006Andriy Rusol12006
Head-to-head record OpponentWin %Total
See also Ukraine at the UEFA European Championship
Former Soviet states Russia at the FIFA World Cup (records for Soviet Union) Uzbekistan at the FIFA World Cup
Notes
References
External links Ukraine at FIFA