The Ukrainian national team played as the home side in Wrocław, Poland, in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and lost to the French national team (0:2), making this match our 13th.
Photo: uaf.uaThroughout its history, the Ukrainian team has most often faced the French. The balance of all games: 1 win, 5 draws, and 7 losses, with a goal difference of 8-25.
The French national team has once again confirmed that it is one of the most difficult opponents for the Ukrainian team — we have earned only 20.5% of points against them. Among teams that Ukrainians have faced at least 5 times, this is the 5th lowest percentage. Ahead of us are the teams of Italy — 10%, Germany — 16.7%, Spain — 19%, and England — 20%.
Opponents against whom the Ukrainian team has played the most games
| No. | Team | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals Scored | Goals Conceded |
| 1 | France | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| 2 | Georgia | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 7 |
| 3 | England | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Armenia | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8 |
| 5 | Italy | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Lithuania | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 |
| 7 | Germany | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | Poland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
| 9 | Belarus | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| 10 | Slovakia | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | Turkey | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 |
| 12 | Croatia | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
In Wrocław, Ilya Zabarnyi played his 50th match for the national team, Oleksandr Zubkov — his 40th, Heorhii Sudakov — his 30th, and Oleksii Hutsuliak — his 10th.
Making their debuts for the national team were Oleg Ocheretyko, Artem Bondarenko (both from Shakhtar), and Nazar Voloshin (Dynamo), while Ivan Kaliuzhnyi became the first representative of Metalist 1925 in the national team.
The number of Ukrainian clubs whose players have represented the Ukrainian national team has increased to 34.
