Today in Munich will be the opening of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The first game of the championship will be the match between the national teams of Germany and Costa Rica. \n \n \nThe World Cup will take place in Germany from June 9 to July 9 of the current year, the national teams will play 64 games. \n \nThe national football team of Ukraine is participating in the World Cup for the first time. The Ukrainian team will "start" on June 14 at 16:00 Kyiv time with a game against the national team of Spain. \n \nBesides the national team of Ukraine, there are three more teams in the group: Spain, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia. \n \n \n