'This victory was for Ukraine, not me or the players' - manager Petrakov dedicates World Cup play-off win
Ukraine manager Oleksandr Petrakov dedicated his side's World Cup play-off semi-final win over Scotland to those involved in the war back home.
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Ukraine Beat Scotland To Keep FIFA World Cup Dream Alive
Ukraine manager Oleksandr Petrakov dedicated his side's 3-1 win over Scotland to reach a World Cup play-off final to those fighting in the trenches of his war-torn homeland. In their first competitive match since Ukraine was invaded by Russia, Andriy Yarmolenko, Roman Yaremchuk and Artem Dovbyk scored the goals to set up a clash away to Wales on Sunday for a place in Qatar later this year.
'We didn't show up': Scotland's Robertson apologises after Ukraine defeat
Scotland captain Andy Robertson rued his side's limp display in Wednesday's World Cup playoff against Ukraine and apologised to fans after the defeat in Glasgow ended their hopes of a first appearance at the global soccer showpiece in 24 years.
Steve Clarke confident this Scotland squad will qualify for major tournaments
Steve Clarke told his Scotland squad to justify his confidence in them by getting to another major tournament following failure to reach the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
'Victory was for our country': Ukraine boss Oleksandr Petrakov dedicates win over Scotland
The Blue and Yellow are one win away now from making it to Qatar 2022 after defeating Scotland 3-1 at Hampden Park thanks to goals from Andriy Yarmolenko, Roman Yaremchuk and Artem Dovbyk, while Callum McGregor netted for the hosts.
Hearts hero Craig Gordon shares his frustration as World Cup dream dies with Ukraine defeat
The Hearts goalkeeper pulled off some his usual heroics early in the match but it ultimately wasn’t enough as Andriy Yarmolenko, Roman Yaremchuk and Artem Dovbyk netted for the visitors. Callum McGregor had pulled a goal back for Steve Clarke’s side at 2-0.
Steve Clarke says Scotland are ‘suffering’ but must not forget progress
Steve Clarke said his Scotland players were “suffering” after their 2022 World Cup dream ended in devastation with a 3-1 defeat by Ukraine in their play-off semi-final at Hampden Park.
Ukraine stun Scotland to keep World Cup dream alive and set up playoff final with Wales
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.