Spain v Ukraine, 14 June 2006
| Score | 4-0 to Spain |
| Referee | Massimo Busacca |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group H |
| Venue | Zentralstadion, Leipzig |
| Attendance | 43,000 |
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Kick-Off: 15:00 Local (14:00 BST)
Assistant referees:
Francesco Buragina (Switzerland)
Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Fifth official:
Cristiano Copelli (Italy)
Man of the Match:
Xavi (Spain)
Spain produced a super display to outclass a Ukraine side that played most of the second half with 10 men.
Xabi Alonso headed Spain in front from a Xavi corner and David Villa doubled the lead with a free-kick that deflected past Olexandr Shovkovskiy.
Vladislav Vashchuk was sent off for pulling back Fernando Torres and Villa added a third goal from the penalty.
Spain saved their best for last when Fernando Torres finished off a sublime move by drilling home.
It was a harsh welcome to the finals for World Cup new boys Ukraine who struggled as the temperatures again hit the 30C mark as the German heat-wave continued.
The only previous 'A' international meetings between Spain and Ukraine came in Qualifying Group Six for the Euro 2004 championships.
Spain won 2-1 in Elche after a 2-2 draw in Kiev.
4
Spain
Manager: Luis Aragones
Goals:
| Xabi Alonso | 13 |
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| David Villa | 17 |
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| David Villa | penalty | 48 |
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| Fernando Torres | 81 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Iker Casillas
(captain)
Defender
Mariano Pernía
Defender
Pablo Ibáñez
Defender
Carles Puyol
Defender
Sergio Ramos
Midfielder
Marcos Senna
Midfielder
Xabi Alonso
Midfielder
Xavi
Forward
David Villa
Forward
Fernando Torres
Forward
Luis García
Substitutions:
| Albelda for Xabi Alonso | 56 |
| Raúl for David Villa | 56 |
| Cesc Fàbregas for Luis García | 77 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Cañizares
Goalkeeper
Pepe Reina
Defender
Antonio López
Defender
Juanito
Defender
Marchena
Defender
Míchel Salgado
Midfielder
Albelda
Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder
Iniesta
Midfielder
Joaquín
Forward
Raúl
Forward
José Antonio Reyes
Comments:
Spain are now unbeaten in 23 games since they lost 0-1 to Portugal in Euro 2004. At 19 years and 41 days, Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas becomes the youngest-ever player to represent Spain at the World Cup finals. In the 15th game of the tournament, the penalty awarded to Spain was the first of the 2006 World Cup finals.
0
Ukraine
Manager: Oleh Blokhin
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Oleksandr Shovkovskiy
Goalkeeper
Volodymyr Ezerskyi
Defender
Andriy Nesmachnyi
Defender
Andriy Rusol
Defender
Vladislav Vashchuk
Defender
Andrey Husin
Midfielder
Oleg Husyev
Midfielder
Ruslan Rotan
Midfielder
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
Midfielder
Andriy Shevchenko
Forward
(captain)
Andrej Voronin
Forward
Substitutions:
| Oleg Shelayev for Oleg Husyev | 46 |
| Andrey Vorobei for Andrey Husin | 46 |
| Sergei Rebrov for Ruslan Rotan | 64 |
Cards:
| Andriy Rusol | 16 | Y |
| Vladislav Vashchuk | 47 | R |
| Volodymyr Ezerskyi | 52 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Andrey Pyatov
Goalkeeper
Bogdan Shust
Defender
Dmytro Chygrynskiy
Defender
Vyacheslav Sviderskyi
Defender
Oleksandar Yatsenko
Midfielder
Maxim Kalinichenko
Midfielder
Serhiy Nazarenko
Midfielder
Oleg Shelayev
Forward
Oleksii Belik
Forward
Artem Milevskyi
Forward
Sergei Rebrov
Forward
Andrey Vorobei