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Scotland fans are coming to terms with the fact that yet another World Cup will take place without them following Wednesday night’s play-off defeat to Ukraine at Hampden.
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Embattled Ukraine inched a step closer to qualifying for the World Cup, after handing Scotland a 3-1 defeat on Wednesday.
football legend Pele called on Wednesday for Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his army's invasion of Ukraine, as the war-torn country's national team kept alive its hopes of qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. "Today Ukraine tries to forget, at least for 90 minutes, the tragedy that still engulfs their country," Pele wrote in an open letter to Putin, posted on Instagram just before the Ukrainian men's football team faced Scotland in a World Cup playoff semi-final. Ukraine defeated Scotland 3-1 and will face Wales on Sunday to decide who will be the final member of Group B -- alongside England, the United States and Iran. "I want to use today's match as an opportunity to make a request: stop the invasion. There is absolutely no justification for this continued violence," added the three-time World Cup champion. "This conflict is wicked, unjustifiable and brings nothing but pain, fear, terror and anguish... Wars only exist to separate nations, and there's no ideology that justifies projectile missiles burying the dreams of children, ruining families and killing the innocent."
United States captain Christian Pulisic was critical of the level of American support from the crowd of 19,512 at TQL Stadium during a 3-0 victory over Morocco on Wednesday night in the first of four World Cup warmup matches in June.
Ukraine’s emotional quest to qualify for the World Cup amid the ongoing troubles with Russia moved a step closer with a 3-1 win over Scotland in a pulsating playoff semi-final.
After weeks of waiting, Wales finally know who stands between them and a first World Cup appearance in 64 years. While they beat Austria 2-1 in March to secure their place in this Sunday's play-off final in Cardiff, Rob Page's side have had to wait for Scotland and Ukraine to play after the fixture was postponed due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Ukraine's World Cup dream remains very much alive after they beat Scotland 2-1 in their playoff semifinal at Hampden Park on Wednesday to set up a winner-take-all clash with Wales for a spot in Qatar.