{"id":25457,"date":"2026-01-31T06:54:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T14:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/?p=25457"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:57:56","slug":"slid-na-hlobalnij-mapi-futbolu-iak-ukrainska-diaspora-stvoryla-zbirnu-v-ssha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/01\/31\/slid-na-hlobalnij-mapi-futbolu-iak-ukrainska-diaspora-stvoryla-zbirnu-v-ssha\/","title":{"rendered":"A Mark on the Global Football Map: How the Ukrainian Diaspora Created a National Team in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25457\" class=\"elementor elementor-25457\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b53c88 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b53c88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee92dd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee92dd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25459\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/01\/31\/slid-na-hlobalnij-mapi-futbolu-iak-ukrainska-diaspora-stvoryla-zbirnu-v-ssha\/osnovne-zobrazhennia-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Osnovne-zobrazhennia-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u041e\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0435 \u0437\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Osnovne-zobrazhennia-2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25459\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Osnovne-zobrazhennia-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Osnovne-zobrazhennia-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Osnovne-zobrazhennia-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Osnovne-zobrazhennia-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Osnovne-zobrazhennia-2-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>In 2026, the FIFA World Cup will be held in three countries: the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The United States will host the majority of matches in 11 cities: New York, Dallas, Kansas City, Houston, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Miami, and Boston. We believe that the national team of Ukraine will overcome all challenges of the qualification cycle and will be among the participants in the final stage of the World Cup. At the same time, it is worth recalling the significant role Ukrainians have played in the formation and development of football\u2014particularly the European school of football\u2014in the United States.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Representatives of the Ukrainian diaspora were directly involved in shaping and advancing this sport. Ukrainians coached national teams (Yevhen Chyzhovych, Volodymyr Chyzhovych, Ihor Chyzhovych), were leading players of the U.S. national team (Zenon Snylyk, Mykola Krat, Walter Barr, Volodymyr Shmotolokha, Myron Krasii, and other notable figures), and Ukrainian clubs have for decades been leaders of football in the U.S. (USVT \u201cChornomorska Sich,\u201d USO \u201cTryzub,\u201d USC New York, and many other worthy representatives).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Football is the king of sports. The most popular game of millions also unites Ukrainians around the world. Ukrainian diaspora football teams have been established in the United States, Canada, Australia, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Spain, Poland, Romania, as well as Hungary, Moldova, Israel, Austria, Germany, the Baltics, Bulgaria, the UAE, Greece, Denmark, France, Sweden, and beyond.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">The Ukrainian Americans\u2019 national team (it should be noted that the U.S. team is in fact the team of USCAK\u2014the Ukrainian Sports Federation of America and Canada, as over the years it has included Ukrainians from both the U.S. and Canada; this was also emphasized by USCAK President Myron Byts) has a long and illustrious history. For decades, the team has proudly and successfully represented Ukrainian Americans on the world stage. In addition to matches in the United States, the team has played abroad\u2014in France, Ukraine, Canada, Australia, and England.<\/p><h3><b>Returning to Native Shores<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dream of every Ukrainian forced to leave their homeland for various reasons is, above all, to return home\u2014to their native land. Therefore, whenever the opportunity arises, Ukrainians unite and joyfully travel back to Ukraine, to the ancestral home of their grandparents. In 2018, the VII World Championship in football among Ukrainian diaspora teams took place in Irpin. I had the pleasure of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=THywxlN5zAE&amp;list=PLOGT6QReJ12tDyOJji7VKEVMdG59izGWR&amp;index=21\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">interview<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the U.S. national team coach Taras Huyda. <\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_25460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25460\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25460\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/01\/31\/slid-na-hlobalnij-mapi-futbolu-iak-ukrainska-diaspora-stvoryla-zbirnu-v-ssha\/oleksandr-zavarov-oleh-protasov-ihor-bokij-ivan-iaremchuk-edmar-irpin-2018\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oleksandr-Zavarov-Oleh-Protasov-Ihor-Bokij-Ivan-Iaremchuk-Edmar-Irpin-2018.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u041e\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440 \u0417\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0432, \u041e\u043b\u0435\u0433 \u041f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0432, \u0406\u0433\u043e\u0440 \u0411\u043e\u043a\u0456\u0439, \u0406\u0432\u0430\u043d \u042f\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0447\u0443\u043a, \u0415\u0434\u043c\u0430\u0440 \u0406\u0440\u043f\u0456\u043d\u044c 2018\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u041d\u0430 \u0444\u043e\u0442\u043e: \u041e\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440 \u0417\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0432, \u041e\u043b\u0435\u0433 \u041f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0432, \u0406\u0433\u043e\u0440 \u0411\u043e\u043a\u0456\u0439, \u0406\u0432\u0430\u043d \u042f\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0447\u0443\u043a, \u0415\u0434\u043c\u0430\u0440 \u0406\u0440\u043f\u0456\u043d\u044c 2018&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oleksandr-Zavarov-Oleh-Protasov-Ihor-Bokij-Ivan-Iaremchuk-Edmar-Irpin-2018.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25460\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oleksandr-Zavarov-Oleh-Protasov-Ihor-Bokij-Ivan-Iaremchuk-Edmar-Irpin-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oleksandr-Zavarov-Oleh-Protasov-Ihor-Bokij-Ivan-Iaremchuk-Edmar-Irpin-2018.jpg 960w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oleksandr-Zavarov-Oleh-Protasov-Ihor-Bokij-Ivan-Iaremchuk-Edmar-Irpin-2018-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oleksandr-Zavarov-Oleh-Protasov-Ihor-Bokij-Ivan-Iaremchuk-Edmar-Irpin-2018-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oleksandr-Zavarov-Oleh-Protasov-Ihor-Bokij-Ivan-Iaremchuk-Edmar-Irpin-2018-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Oleksandr Zavarov, Oleh Protasov, Ihor Bokii, Ivan Yaremchuk, Edmar \u2014 Irpin, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The press wrote the following about the team and its coach: \u201cOn the bench of the U.S. team, which is making its debut at the championship, will sit Taras Huyda, a native of Mykulyntsi in the Terebovlia district. In 2001, an opportunity arose to move to America, and the 20-year-old decided to cross the ocean. There he tried to break into the main squad of the MLS team Chicago Fire, which also featured another Ukrainian\u2014Dmytro Kovalenko, a graduate of Dynamo Kyiv. Unfortunately, Taras\u2019s professional career in American football did not materialize\u2014his leg was broken during a training session. Still, he never forgot football. He plays for the veteran team Chicago United. Last year he became state champion and cup winner.\u201d Thus, the team was led by a qualified specialist with solid professional football experience. This was important, as the squad included world football stars Edmar and Ivan Yaremchuk. Media highlighted this unique fact:\n\n\u201cTaras Huyda met Ivan Yaremchuk, the legendary Dynamo Kyiv player, at the Legends Cup charity tournament in 2016. Ivan Ivanovych immediately agreed to strengthen the team. There were no major issues with another famous footballer\u2014though from a slightly different era\u2014Edmar. The former Dnipro and Metalist player now lives in Miami. Serhii Nahorniak, who once played for both Dnipro and Shakhtar, helped invite him. Edmar did not hesitate and agreed to visit Ukraine. Unfortunately, at the last moment, Dmytro Kovalenko could not make the trip.\u201d\n\nCan you imagine a U.S. team featuring such football stars?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following year, 2019, Ukraine hosted the First World Unity Cup in football for the Ukrainian diaspora. The U.S. team (USCAK) also took part in that tournament.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1991, the USCAK team undertook a unique tour to Ukraine\u2014still under Soviet occupation at the time. Can you imagine that? Until then, communist terror in occupied Ukraine and anti-Ukrainian policies toward the diaspora had prevented free visits to the homeland. And then such a resonant and historic visit by a large delegation from the U.S. and Canada. The USCAK football team was particularly renowned. In Lviv, at the Ukraina Stadium, they played a match against the local team Karpaty.<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_25461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25461\" style=\"width: 1233px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25461\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/01\/31\/slid-na-hlobalnij-mapi-futbolu-iak-ukrainska-diaspora-stvoryla-zbirnu-v-ssha\/screenshot-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-USTsAK-u-Lvovi-1991.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1233,791\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1590963103&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u041d\u0430 \u0444\u043e\u0442\u043e: \u0417\u0431\u0456\u0440\u043d\u0430 \u0423\u0421\u0426\u0410\u041a \u0443 \u041b\u044c\u0432\u043e\u0432\u0456 1991&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-USTsAK-u-Lvovi-1991-1024x657.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25461\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-USTsAK-u-Lvovi-1991.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1233\" height=\"791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-USTsAK-u-Lvovi-1991.jpg 1233w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-USTsAK-u-Lvovi-1991-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-USTsAK-u-Lvovi-1991-1024x657.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-USTsAK-u-Lvovi-1991-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-USTsAK-u-Lvovi-1991-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1233px) 100vw, 1233px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: The USCAK National Team in Lviv, 1991<\/figcaption><\/figure><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3><b>The European Tour of the USCAK Team<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1999, three landmark football matches involving Ukrainians took place in France. The main reason for the arrival of Ukrainian footballers and numerous fans was the match between the national teams of Ukraine and France (the reigning 1998 World Cup champions) for qualification to the final stage of Euro 2000. On March 26, the day before the main match, the youth teams of Ukraine and France played for a place in the final tournament, later held at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Unfortunately, Ukraine\u2019s youth team lost 0\u20134, while the senior national team managed a 0\u20130 draw.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ukrainians from the U.S. and Canada traveled to France not only to support the national and youth teams of Ukraine, but also to play a unique match between Ukrainian diaspora teams of North America and Europe. The American Ukrainian team featured players from clubs such as Chornomorska Sich (Newark), UST \u201cLviv\u201d (Cleveland), SK SUM \u201cKryla\u201d (Chicago), SK SUM \u201cKrylati\u201d (Yonkers), and USO \u201cTryzub\u201d (Philadelphia). Notably, the team included a single female footballer\u2014Motria Oryshkevych (UST \u201cLviv,\u201d Cleveland).<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_25467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25467\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25467\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/edmar-ta-taras-hujda\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Edmar-ta-Taras-Hujda-e1769871227519.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"575,490\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u0415\u0434\u043c\u0430\u0440 \u0442\u0430 \u0422\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0441 \u0413\u0443\u0439\u0434\u0430\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u041d\u0430 \u0444\u043e\u0442\u043e: \u0415\u0434\u043c\u0430\u0440 \u0442\u0430 \u0422\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0441 \u0413\u0443\u0439\u0434\u0430&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Edmar-ta-Taras-Hujda-e1769871227519.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25467\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Edmar-ta-Taras-Hujda-e1769871227519.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Edmar-ta-Taras-Hujda-e1769871227519.jpg 575w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Edmar-ta-Taras-Hujda-e1769871227519-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Edmar-ta-Taras-Hujda-e1769871227519-14x12.jpg 14w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Edmar and Taras Huyda<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ukrainian newspaper Svoboda in the U.S. wrote about the historic match:\n\n\u201cThe competition took place at the Jules No\u00ebl Stadium. The game was played in a friendly atmosphere. Footballers born in America, France, England, Belgium, Switzerland, and Germany came to Paris to meet and support the football team of independent Ukraine. After the match, the deputy head of USCAK I. Isaiv congratulated the players and presented them with USCAK medals. Afterwards, the entire \u2018Cossack\u2019 brotherhood moved to the hall of St. Volodymyr Church, where a reception organized by the local SUM chapter took place.\u201d The friendly match ended with a 4\u20132 victory for the European team.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">Sharing his memories of the unique match in France in an interview with me was Marko Hovanskyi, a well-known athlete in the United States. Here is what he said: \u201cIn 1999, there were fans here who always traveled to support the Ukrainian national team, as well as supporters from the European diaspora. After the 1998 World Cup\u2014France had just won the championship\u2014Ukraine was set to play against France, and that was a huge event. So we decided we had to go. There were quite a lot of us from all over America: from New York, Chicago, and other cities. And we went. The guys from Europe suggested that we play a match the day before the official national team game. We played in Paris\u2014diaspora teams from America, Canada, and Europe. It was essentially a friendly match, since we organized it ourselves. It was a historic event. I remember that during the match I scored a goal, even though I\u2019m a defender, so I don\u2019t score very often. But we lost 4\u20132, because the Europeans were stronger. I also remember one guy wearing green cleats\u2014he just kept running all over the field, and I couldn\u2019t keep up with him\u2026 The next day, before the game, we were all in Paris near the stadium, in great spirits, ready to cheer for Ukraine. Before that, we were at a restaurant, preparing, singing, and outside we stopped cars and danced like Cossacks. We showed that Ukrainians were in Paris. It was fun, and the French were very kind to us. We were all dressed in embroidered shirts and Cossack sharovary.\u201d<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_25458\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25458\" style=\"width: 1954px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25458\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/01\/31\/slid-na-hlobalnij-mapi-futbolu-iak-ukrainska-diaspora-stvoryla-zbirnu-v-ssha\/ukraintsi-ameryky-ta-zakhidnoi-ievropy-u-paryzhi-1999\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ukraintsi-Ameryky-ta-Zakhidnoi-Ievropy-u-Paryzhi-1999.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1954,1101\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0446\u0456 \u0410\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u0442\u0430 \u0417\u0430\u0445\u0456\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0457 \u0404\u0432\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0438 \u0443 \u041f\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0436\u0456 1999\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u041d\u0430 \u0444\u043e\u0442\u043e: \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0446\u0456 \u0410\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u0442\u0430 \u0417\u0430\u0445\u0456\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0457 \u0404\u0432\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0438 \u0443 \u041f\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0436\u0456 1999&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ukraintsi-Ameryky-ta-Zakhidnoi-Ievropy-u-Paryzhi-1999-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25458\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ukraintsi-Ameryky-ta-Zakhidnoi-Ievropy-u-Paryzhi-1999.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1954\" height=\"1101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ukraintsi-Ameryky-ta-Zakhidnoi-Ievropy-u-Paryzhi-1999.jpg 1954w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ukraintsi-Ameryky-ta-Zakhidnoi-Ievropy-u-Paryzhi-1999-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ukraintsi-Ameryky-ta-Zakhidnoi-Ievropy-u-Paryzhi-1999-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ukraintsi-Ameryky-ta-Zakhidnoi-Ievropy-u-Paryzhi-1999-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ukraintsi-Ameryky-ta-Zakhidnoi-Ievropy-u-Paryzhi-1999-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ukraintsi-Ameryky-ta-Zakhidnoi-Ievropy-u-Paryzhi-1999-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1954px) 100vw, 1954px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Ukrainians from America and Western Europe in Paris, 1999<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fond memories of the match in Paris are also shared by Taras Yavorskyi, a well-known athlete, coach, manager, and civic activist in the United States. I also had the opportunity to record an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JFtW3K39yJo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">interview<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taras recalls that match with nothing but joy. Here is what he says:\n\n\u201cWe organized it at the very last moment together with my friend Levko Holubets from Cleveland. We really wanted to go to Paris in 1999. There were about seventy-five of us there. Guys from the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Germany wanted to play against us\u2014and it was great! We arrived a bit late for the match because we didn\u2019t know the city well and didn\u2019t have navigation like we do now. But everything turned out fine, and the match took place in a great atmosphere. Even though we lost, we got tremendous enjoyment from the camaraderie.\u201d\n\nThus, football brought together Ukrainians from all over the world!<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Matches of the USCAK Team in the Past<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The USCAK team played many memorable and powerful matches over the years. In 1980 and 1984, the team took part in large-scale sports competitions of the Ukrainian diaspora\u2014the First and Second Free Olympics\u2014where Ukrainians competed alongside Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, and Armenians. The Ukrainian team achieved confident victories in football tournaments.<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_25462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25462\" style=\"width: 1694px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25462\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/01\/31\/slid-na-hlobalnij-mapi-futbolu-iak-ukrainska-diaspora-stvoryla-zbirnu-v-ssha\/zbirna-ukraintsiv-1980\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-Ukraintsiv-1980.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1694,906\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u0417\u0431\u0456\u0440\u043d\u0430 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0446\u0456\u0432 1980\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u041d\u0430 \u0444\u043e\u0442\u043e: \u0417\u0431\u0456\u0440\u043d\u0430 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0446\u0456\u0432 1980&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-Ukraintsiv-1980-1024x548.jpeg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25462\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-Ukraintsiv-1980.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1694\" height=\"906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-Ukraintsiv-1980.jpeg 1694w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-Ukraintsiv-1980-300x160.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-Ukraintsiv-1980-1024x548.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-Ukraintsiv-1980-768x411.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-Ukraintsiv-1980-1536x821.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-Ukraintsiv-1980-18x10.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1694px) 100vw, 1694px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Ukrainian National Team, 1980<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1967, the USCAK team had the unique experience of playing against professional players from the Scottish team Dundee. The match took place on May 10 at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey. The Ukrainians put up a real fight, but the Scots won 4\u20131.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1966, the Ukrainian team of the U.S. and Canada (USCAK) played a friendly match against a Lithuanian team, winning convincingly 5\u20130. This victory demonstrated the team\u2019s strength\u2014unsurprising given the long and powerful traditions of Ukrainian football in the United States. According to many U.S. football experts, Ukrainians made a significant contribution to the popularization of European football in the country.<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_25463\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25463\" style=\"width: 636px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25463\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2026\/01\/31\/slid-na-hlobalnij-mapi-futbolu-iak-ukrainska-diaspora-stvoryla-zbirnu-v-ssha\/zbirna-ukraintsiv-1966\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-ukraintsiv-1966.png\" data-orig-size=\"636,397\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u0417\u0431\u0456\u0440\u043d\u0430 \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0446\u0456\u0432 1966\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u041d\u0430 \u0444\u043e\u0442\u043e: \u0417\u0431\u0456\u0440\u043d\u0430 \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0446\u0456\u0432 1966&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-ukraintsiv-1966.png\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25463\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-ukraintsiv-1966.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-ukraintsiv-1966.png 636w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-ukraintsiv-1966-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbirna-ukraintsiv-1966-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Ukrainian National Team, 1966<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dynamic development of football in the United States today owes much to the tireless and fruitful work of Ukrainian specialists. It is no coincidence that the World Cup will be held in the U.S. for the second time in 2026\u2014the first was in 1994. Indeed, the Ukrainian footprint in the history of American football deserves attention and respect.  We truly have much to be proud of.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Author: Oleksii Lyakh-Porodko<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414e38d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"414e38d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83cf2fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83cf2fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4614c988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4614c988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh.jpg 824w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" data-attachment-id=\"25165\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/?attachment_id=25165\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"824,532\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\u043b\u044f\u0445\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/liakh.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7b1a57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b7b1a57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c3b308 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44c3b308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/category\/authors\/oleksii-lyakh-porodko\/\">Oleksiy Lyakh-Porodko<\/a> \u2013 <\/strong>is a sports journalist, television and radio expert on the history of sport and the Olympic movement, scholar, blogger, and writer based in Lviv, Ukraine. 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