Ukraine’s National Team’s Record Series Ended in Match with Iceland

By defeating Iceland 2:0 in Warsaw, Ukraine’s National Team finally ended their anti-record series with conceded goals, which lasted 12 games (23 goals) starting from October 14 last year.

Photo: O. Popov

The Longest Goal Conceding Streaks of Ukraine’s National Team

Games Goals Started Ended Opponent Score (Home/Away)
12 23 14.10.2024 16.11.2025 Iceland 2:0 (H)
11 17 13.06.2021 16.11.2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2:0 (A)
9 14 11.08.2010 01.06.2011 Uzbekistan 2:0 (H)
8 10 18.02.2004 13.10.2004 Georgia 2:0 (H)
7 11 26.08.1992 23.10.1993 USA 1:0 (A)
7 9 15.03.1994 12.10.1994 Slovenia 0:0 (H)
7 12 29.05.2016 09.10.2016 Kosovo 3:0 (H)
6 14 06.09.1995 31.08.1996 Northern Ireland 1:0 (A)
6 12 06.10.2001 17.05.2002 Yugoslavia 2:0 (D)
6 9 11.11.2020 03.06.2021 Northern Ireland 1:0 (H)

Note: Statistics as of 17.11.2025.

Our team also completed one of its longest goal conceding streaks in World Championships, which continued for 7 matches (13 goals).

The Longest Goal Conceding Streaks of Ukraine’s National Team in World Championships

Games Goals Started Ended Opponent Score (Home/Away)
8 10 09.10.2017 16.11.2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2:0 (A)
7 13 01.06.2022 16.11.2025 Iceland 2:0 (H)
6 9 06.10.2001 13.10.2004 Georgia 2:0 (H)
4 8 29.10.1997 11.10.2000 Norway 1:0 (A)
4 8 03.09.2005 19.06.2006 Saudi Arabia 4:0 (D)

Note: Statistics as of 17.11.2025.

Oleksandr Zubkov became the first representative of Turkish «Trabzonspor» to score a goal for Ukraine’s national team. Previously, Zubkov distinguished himself as a representative of Hungarian «Ferencvaros» and «Shakhtar».

Oleksii Hutsulyak, coming on as a substitute, scored his 5th goal for our national team, including his 2nd as a substitute.

The total number of substitute goals for Ukraine’s national team has increased to 84, including 5 in 2025.