Ukraine at the FIFA World Cup

Champions    Runners-up    Third place At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ukraine was drawn in Group H along with Spain, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia.

Man of the Match: Xavi (Spain) Assistant referees: Francesco Buragina (Switzerland) Matthias Arnet (Switzerland) Fourth official: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) Fifth official: Cristiano Copelli (Italy) 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.

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.

[11] 84' 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) 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 team captain and superstar Andriy Shevchenko was the only player to score more than one goal at the 2006 World Cup.