POLAND - HOST - CITIES: Chorzow, Gdansk, Krakow, Poznan, Warsaw i Wroclaw; UKRAINE - HOST CITIES: Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kiev i Lviv and Odessa;

Poland lies in the central part of the European continent, the geometrical centre of which is near Warsaw... Ukraine, the second largest country in Europe, is located in eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland and Russia...

Since the turning point of 1989, Poland has undergone great political, social and economic changes... Ukraine has many of the components of a major European economy - rich farmlands, a well-developed industrial base, highly trained labour, and a good education system...

The style and personality of Polish life has been shaped over a thousand years. The national culture developed at the crossroads of the Latinate and Byzantine worlds, in continual dialogue with the many ethnic groups in Poland... The Culture of Ukraine is a result of influence over millenia from the West and East, with an assortment of strong culturally-identified ethnic groups...

All visitors to Ukraine must make a border crossing at some point. This can be a stressful experience for travelers, especially after a poor night's sleep... Foreigners wanting to legally visit Poland should make their way to a Polish diplomatic outpost in their own country, where they will be given full information on the rules governing their visit to Poland...

In Poland, Football (soccer) is the most popular sport. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, millions more play football sometimes... The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine...