Oleksandr Zinchenko, figure of Manchester City and the Ukrainian national team, seeking to play his second World Cup – Photo Reuter
Ukraine will play a friendly match against German club Borussia Mönchengladbach on May 11 to prepare for their World Cup playoff against Scotland, the Ukrainian Football Federation (AUF) announced in a statement on Friday.
The duel will take place at the Borussia Park stadium in Mönchengladbach. The AUF expressed their “gratitude” to that club and said the match represented “an important element” in preparing for the playoffs for the World Cup in Qatar-2022 (November 21-December 18).
The match against Scotland was rescheduled from March 24 to June 1 at the request of Ukraine, after Russia’s invasion of their country, which began in February.
Ukrainians should start their preparations at the beginning of May, in Slovenia. Your country’s infrastructures are threatened by bombing.
The winner of the Scotland-Ukraine match, scheduled at Hampden Park (Glasgow), will face Wales in the playoff final (June 5 in Cardiff) and the winner of that match will get a ticket to Qatar.
Should they ever qualify, the yellows will be part of Group B, along with England, Iran and the United States.
Germany 2006 was his only participation until the moment in the greatest soccer event, when it reached the quarterfinals and was eliminated at the hands of Italy, after beating Group H, which also consists of Spain, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia.
In the round of 16 they beat Switzerland on penalties. There, the greatest figure of Ukrainian football, Andriy Shevchenkoscored two goals and manages the national team.
On Tuesday, Ukrainian clubs decided end their league season early, without declaring a team champion. The contest has been suspended since February.
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Source: Clarin
