1.0Versii.Nethttps://versii.net/en/Redactorhttps://versii.net/en/author/username/The Curse of the Playoff Matches: How the Ukrainian National Team Previously Played in World Cup Qualifying Playoffsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nYzcipHBMq"><a href="https://versii.net/en/sport-en/2026/65621/">The Curse of the Playoff Matches: How the Ukrainian National Team Previously Played in World Cup Qualifying Playoffs</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://versii.net/en/sport-en/2026/65621/embed/#?secret=nYzcipHBMq" width="600" height="338" title="“The Curse of the Playoff Matches: How the Ukrainian National Team Previously Played in World Cup Qualifying Playoffs” — Versii.Net" data-secret="nYzcipHBMq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
/*! This file is auto-generated */
!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);
//# sourceURL=https://versii.net/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js
</script>
https://versii.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/7e3a82f6971f.jpg1300820Five attempts and five painful defeats - we recall the history of the "blue and yellow" team's performances in decisive battles for the World Cup. Today, the national team of Ukraine will try for the sixth time in its history to overcome the playoff qualification stage for the World Cup. So far, this stage has been a real stumbling block for our team: despite star-studded lineups and changes in coaches, a ticket to the World Cup has yet to be conquered in the playoffs...