Ukraine line up trio of tests
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
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Ukraine have finalised their friendly schedule ahead of their FIFA World Cup debut - including an intriguing contest against fellow finalists Italy.
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Ukraine have finalised their pre-FIFA World Cup friendly programme with three matches lined up for early June.
Italian test
On 2 June, Oleg Blokhin's team will take on fellow finalists Italy in the Swiss city of Lausanne. Three days later they travel to Liechtenstein before finishing their preparations with a game in Luxembourg on 8 June. There will then be less than a week before Ukraine's World Cup debut, against Spain in Leipzig on 14 June. Blokhin's men will also meet Saudi Arabia and Tunisia in Group H, with the squad based in Potsdam between matches.