Ukraine players promised $2.8 mln to proceed

KIEV, June 13 (Reuters) Ukraine's team in the World Cup will earn a bonus of 2.8 million dollors if they make it out of their qualifying group, the head of the country's soccer federation Hryhory Surkis told Interfax Ukraine news agency today.

Ukraine, making their first World Cup apperance, open their campaign tomorrow against Spain, considered the group favourite.

Coach Oleg Blokhin says his initial objective is to make it out of the group, which also includes Saudi Arabia and Tunisia.

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