The French team, which the Ukrainian national team will play against today in Wrocław, Poland, in their opening match for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, is the most frequent opponent of the blue and yellow shirts in history: this will be our twelfth meeting!

Unfortunately, the statistics of these encounters are not in favor of the Ukrainian national team: six times the French won, once Ukraine triumphed, and five matches ended in a draw. The difference in goals scored and conceded in these games is 23-8 in favor of our opponents.

Ukrainians who have scored against one of the top national teams in the world include Andriy Voronin, Andriy Shevchenko, Roman Zozulya, Andriy Yarmolenko, Viktor Tsygankov, and Mykola Shaparenko. Another goal was an own goal by French player Presnel Kimpembe, while another was scored by a traitor who betrayed his homeland...