'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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Asian Cup Qualifiers: Another step on the road to future
Stimac has a roadmap for the future and the forthcoming Asian Cup qualifying tournament is a step in that direction. As of now, Stimac's focus is on fitness and despite players having niggle issues he is confident that he has a side to do the job. The Croatian is quite happy with the preparatory camp in Bellary, before coming to Kolkata. "It's really nice to be in this football city," he said. In fact, he is looking forward to the home crowd putting its weight behind India. Grouped with Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Cambodia, India would be optimistic about their chances. Stimac had to rework his plans somewhat after losing Ritwik Das. Defender Deepak Tangri may not be a like-for-like replacement, but it still fits Stimac's scheme of things.
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.
Soccer-Australia edge Jordan in warmup before World Cup playoff
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia overhauled Jordan 2-1 in a friendly in Doha on Wednesday to bring winning form into their World Cup playoff against the United Arab Emirates next week.
Australia edge Jordan in warmup before World Cup playoff
MELBOURNE : Australia overhauled Jordan 2-1 in a friendly in Doha on Wednesday to bring winning form into their World Cup playoff against the United Arab Emirates next week.
Qatar 2022: Tata Martino's condition to his players to include them in Mexico's FIFA World Cup roster
Gerardo Tata Martino's main focus is not on making the Mexico National Team play well. The fact is that the way to get the result can be indistinct as long as the big goal is achieved: that El Tri can get out of the Round of 16 in Qatar 2022. To achieve this, the Argentinean coach is clear about what he needs and has already asked his players to do so.
Scotland 1 Ukraine 3: Rangers duo agree on player who "ran the show" in World Cup play-off
Oleksandr Zinchenko’s midfield display for Ukraine in the 3-1 World Cup play-off win over Scotland at Hampden had two former Rangers managers enthralled.
Ukraine star says sorry to Scotland for ending their World Cup dream
Ruslan Malinovskyi has apologised to the Tartan Army after Ukraine ruined Scotland’s latest World Cup dream.