Ukraine Euro 2012 odds
The Ukraine, alongside Poland, were one of the host nations for the European Championships. The country did not become an independent footballing nation until 1992, as they were previously part of the Soviet Union. They automatically qualified for Euro 2012, which was their first European Championships, but they were unable to make it past the Group Stages
Ukraine were placed in Euro 2012 Group D with England, France and Sweden. It represented a tough challenge but they managed to get off to a winning start by beating Sweden 2-1 in their opening game. However, they then lost 2-0 to France and 1-0 to England, as they finished bottom of the group.
Euro 2012 Group D Matches
All times are British Summer Time.
11th June 2012
Ukraine 2-1 Sweden - Olympic Stadium, Kiev
15th June 2012
Ukraine 0-2 France - Donbass Arena, Donetsk
19th June 2012
England 1-0 Ukraine - Donbass Arena, Donetsk
Key Players
As always the legendary Andriy Shevchenko will be a threat but there are a number of exciting youngsters coming through the ranks such as Yaroslav Rakitskiy, Andriy Yarmolenko and Yevhen Konoplyanka.
Ukraine European Championships Previous Form
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ukraine Squad
Ukraine manager Oleh Blokhin's has named his 23-man provisional squad for Euro 2012:
Goalkeepers
Oleksandr Goryainov
Maxym Koval
Andriy Pyatov
Defenders
Bohdan Butko
Olexandr Kucher
Taras Mikhalik
Yaroslav Rakitskiy
Yevhen Selin
Yevhen Khacheridi
Vyacheslav Shevchuk
Midfielders
Olexandr Aliyev
Denys Garmash
Oleh Gusev
Yevhen Konoplyanka
Serhiy Nazarenko
Ruslan Rotan
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
Andriy Yarmolenko
Strikers
Andriy Voronin
Marko Dević
Artem Milevskiy
Yevhen Seleznyov
Andriy Shevchenko
On Standby
Roman Bezus
Oleksandr Volovyk
Edmar
Maxym Kalynychenko
Olexandr Kovpak
Artem Fedetskiy
Anton Shinder
Bohdan Shust
Ukraine 2011 International Friendly Results
- Romania 2-2 Ukraine
- Sweden 1-1 Ukraine
- Ukraine 0-2 Italy
- Ukraine 2-0 Uzbekistan
- Ukraine 1-4 France
- Ukraine 0-1 Sweden
- Ukraine 2-3 Uruguay
- Czech Republic 4-0 Ukraine
- Ukraine 3-0 Bulgaria
- Estonia 0-2 Ukraine
- Ukraine 3-3 Germany