How many years did it take Poland to qualify for Euro?
While the UEFA European Championship was first established in 1960, it took Poland as many as 48 years to qualify, by which time they had managed to attend five FIFA World Cup finals and win third place in two of them.
How many times has Ukraine been to the European Championship?
Ukraine have appeared in only three UEFA European Championships – Euro 2012, Euro 2016, and Euro 2020. Before 1996, some of its players played for the Soviet Union national team and CIS national team – Oleksiy Mykhailychenko, Hennadiy Lytovchenko, Oleh Luzhnyi, Ivan Hetsko and others.
How did Ukraine qualify for Euro 2012 and Euro 2016?
The UEFA Euro 2012 was the second ever international final that Ukraine appeared following their international finals debut in the 2006 FIFA World Cup . For Euro 2016, Ukraine qualified via the play-offs, defeating Slovenia.
When was the Poland Ukraine bid for the European Championship chosen?
On 18 April 2007, the Poland–Ukraine bid was chosen by a vote of the UEFA Executive Committee, at a meeting in Cardiff. [2] Poland–Ukraine became the third successful joint bid for the European Championship, after those of Belgium–Netherlands ( 2000) and Austria–Switzerland ( 2008 ).