The UEFA playoff match between Ukraine and Scotland was reorganized after the Russian invasion and will take place on June 1, FIFA announced Thursday. Whoever wins the match at Hampden Park in Glasgow will face Wales on June 5 in Cardiff for a place in Qatar 2022.
Ukraine originally planned to visit Scotland in Glasgow on March 24, but Russia's attacks forced FIFA to postpone that match. In the other key, Wales won against Austria and has been waiting ever since to meet its opponent, with whom it will clash for a ticket to Group B of the World Cup. England, Iran and the United States are waiting there.
It is worth remembering that a large part of the Ukrainian national team is usually made up of players who play in national clubs, such as Dynamo Kiev and Shakhtar Donetsk. But the activity of these teams and the entire national league has been interrupted since the beginning of the conflict, which is why many foreign players left the country to safeguard their integrity in the face of the invasion.
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