Ukraine - Spain: Resume their 2006 FIFA World Cup Campaign

Both Ukraine and Spain have their doubts coming to their match this Wednesday at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

Doubts over the fitness of Ukraine goal machine Andriy Shevchenko and question marks over Spain's strikers have dominated the build-up to Wednesday's clash between the two favourites to qualify from Group H of the FIFA World Cup.

Former European Footballer of the Year Shevchenko has been nursing a knee injury and his participation against Spain will remain in doubt until the last minute.

The 29-year-old scored as a substitute in Thursday's 3-0 warm-up win over Luxembourg and has looked sprightly in training but Shevchenko has suggested that he will not be fully fit until t

"I'm working with the squad and I'm feeling quite good," he said. "This period is important for me as I have to work to get in better shape, possibly not for the first match but for the ones after."

Coach Oleg Blokhin could delay a decision on whether the striker plays in Wednesday's game until as late as one hour before kickoff.

Spain come into the FIFA World Cup with the longest unbeaten run of the 32 finalists, having gone 22 games since their last loss and their preparations appear to have gone like clockwork but the jury is still out on the form of their forwards.

Captain and all-time leading goalscorer Raul looks headed for a place on the bench after failing to rediscover his touch since a serious knee injury while Fernando Torres, David Villa and Luis Garcia are favourites to start up front.

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