One of the leaders of the Ukrainian national team Andriy Yarmolenko spoke about the semi-finals of the play-off selection for the 2022 World Cup against the team of Scotland.

The fight was scheduled for March 24 at the Hampden Park stadium in Glasgow, but after the invasion of Russian invaders into the territory of Ukraine, the game was postponed to June.

" But if this match is - how can we go on the field and not give all our strength, looking at how our people are fighting.

Of course, we need to train, we need preparation, but it will be 100% difficult for us, because many guys are in Ukraine, they don’t train. Someone is holding a machine gun in their hands, someone is delivering food, now no one thinks about football. But when there will be this game - that's how much strength there will be, we will all give.

Yes, I read that they want to give us a ticket to the World Cup, but I think that this is wrong. We have arms, legs, a football field, we must decide everything there. Help us stop the war, close the sky, and we will decide everything on the football field. Whoever is stronger will go to the World Championship,"

We add that the winner of the match Scotland - Ukraine will face the strongest in the pair Wales - Austria, where the fate of the ticket to the 2022 World Cup will be determined. Accordingly, the playoff final will now also be postponed.. The game was scheduled for March 29.

World Cup 2022 will be hosted by Qatar on November 21 - December 18, 2022.

The final draw will take place in April 2022.

Recall that due to the war unleashed in Ukraine, UEFA and FIFA suspended Russia from participating in all tournaments.. In particular, Russian football clubs were expelled from European competitions, and the Russian team will not be allowed to play-off matches of the 2022 World Cup.. Thus, Poland automatically reached the final of the playoffs, in which on March 29 it will play with the winner of the pair Sweden - Czech Republic.