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The Ukraine national football team played its debut match on the 29th of April 1992 against Hungary. This game took place at the Avanhard Stadium in Uzhhorod and ended with a 3, 1 loss for Ukraine.
Andriy Shevchenko holds the record as the nation's all-time top scorer with 48 goals in 111 appearances. His international career began in 1998 when he started playing regularly alongside Oleksandr Shovkovsky and Serhiy Rebrov.
Ukraine reached the quarter-finals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which remains their deepest dive into any World Cup tournament to date. They advanced past Switzerland via penalties before losing 3, 0 to Italy in the quarterfinal match.
Since May 2022, home game matches have taken place in Łódź due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The war has forced significant changes to how the national team operates while players deal with displacement and security concerns.
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk holds the record for most appearances with 144 caps between 2000 and 2016. He scored four goals during his career spanning over a decade.