Ukraine must improve at Euro 2012, says Blokhin

Germany had its so-called "Summer Fairy Tale" at the 2006 World Cup. Ukraine has written the first chapter of its own version at the European Championship.

Regarded as an outsider before the tournament, the co-host came from a goal down to beat Sweden 2-1 in its opening game Monday to give itself a chance of advancing from Group D, which also includes France and England.

Germany started with moderate hopes in its home tournament six years ago and reached the semifinals. Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin says his team must improve from the Sweden game before it starts even thinking about matching Germany's feat.

Blokhin says "we still need to analyze our mistakes ... In the end, they did not execute my strategy."