In the Ukrainian national team — third latest start in the calendar year
Today, June 1, the national team of Ukraine will have the latest kickoff in a calendar year in history — Alexander Petrakov's team will play in Glasgow, Scotland, against the home team in a UEFA playoff semifinal match for the 2022 World Cup.
September 3, 2020. Lviv. Ukraine — Switzerland — 2:1. Press service photo of the UAF
Today, June 1, the national team of Ukraine will have its third latest start in a calendar year in history — Alexander Petракov's team will play against the hosts in Glasgow, Scotland, in a semi-final match of the World Cup 2022 qualifier playoff.
The reason for this late start is known — Russia initiated a war against Ukraine.
Later than in 2022, the national team started only twice. The record was set during the pandemic year of 2020. Prior to that, the long-held leader was 1998. Then our team first took the field only in mid-July.
In February, the blue and yellow played their first match of the year eleven times, in March — twelve.
Only official matches at the national level under FIFA are considered.
Top 10 Latest Debut Official Matches of Ukraine's National Team by Year
|
Year |
Date |
City |
Status |
Opponent |
Score |
Coach |
|
2020 |
September 3 |
Lviv |
LN-2021 |
Switzerland |
2:1 |
Andriy Shevchenko |
|
1998 |
July 15 |
Kiev |
TM |
Poland |
1:2 |
Jozef Sabo |
|
2022 |
June 1 |
Glasgow |
WC-2022 (s) |
Scotland |
|
Alexander Petракov |
|
2010 |
May 25 |
Harkiv |
TM |
Lithuania |
4:0 |
Miron Markevich |
|
1992 |
April 29 |
Uzhhorod |
TM |
Hungary |
1:3 |
Viktor Prokopenko |
|
1993 |
April 27 |
Odessa |
TM |
Israel |
1:1 |
Oleg Basilевич |
|
2000 |
April 26 |
Sofia |
TM |
Bulgaria |
1:0 |
Valeriy Lobanovskyi |
|
1996 |
April 9 |
Kishinev |
TM |
Moldova |
2:2 |
Jozef Sabo |
|
2015 |
March 27 |
Seville |
CE-2016 (q) |
Spain |
0:1 |
Mikhail Fomenko |
|
1995 |
March 25 |
Zagreb |
CE-1996 (q) |
Croatia |
0:4 |
Anatoliy Konьkov |
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