The match against Canada (2:4) was the 60th for 27-year-old midfielder Viktor Zhyhankov in the ranks of the Ukraine national team.
He became the 21st player to reach this milestone. In 43 matches, Zhyhankov represented the main team of the country «Dynamo», in 17 — the Spanish «Girona». Viktor appeared on the field 19 times in European championships, 16 — in the Nations League and in friendly matches, 8 — in World Cup championships, and 1 — in international tournaments. In 30 games Zhyhankov was selected by Andriy Shevchenko, in 16 — Serhiy Rebrov, in 13 — Oleksandr Petrakov, and in 1 — Ruslan Rotan.
Viktor reached the milestone of "60" after 8 years and 207 days since his debut for the national team, which took place on November 12, 2016, in a home match between Ukrainians and Finland in the World Cup qualifying tournament (1:0).
By the way, the game against Canada was also a jubilee match for Anatoliy Trubin, who played his 20th match for the national team.
Jubilee matches of Viktor Zhyhankov for the Ukraine national team
Match | Date | Rank | Opponent | Score |
1st | 12.11.2016 | WC | Finland | 1:0 (e) |
10th | 16.11.2018 | NL | Slovakia | 1:4 (h) |
20th | 17.11.2019 | EURO | Serbia | 2:2 (h) |
30th | 03.07.2021 | EURO | England | 0:4 (n) |
40th | 11.06.2022 | NL | Armenia | 3:0 (e) |
50th | 20.11.2023 | EURO | Italy | 0:0 (e) |
60th | 07.06.2025 | MT | Canada | 2:4 (h) |
WC — World Cup qualifying tournament; EURO — final tournament of the European Championship; EUROv — qualifying tournament of the European Championship; NL — Nations League; MT — international tournament.