Four years later, they lost to Germany by 1: 4, and the latter later became the runner-up of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. They finished second only to Poland in the group stage, but unfortunately they met Germany, which is undoubtedly the strongest in the trials.
Ukraine scored the best with 1998 and 1999. They beat Georgia with 1998 and 4: 1, and beat Andorra with the same score a year later. They suffered the worst defeat at 1995, losing 4-0 to Croatia.