Ukraine ask for Scotland World Cup play-off to be postponed

Doubts over Scotland’s World Cup qualifying play-off semi-final against Ukraine at Hampden later this month have increased as football officials request the match be postponed.

Tickets to the match on March 24 sold out earlier this week after a public sale but the Ukrainian FA have asked FIFA and UEFA to put the match on hold given the ongoing invasion by Russia, Reuters have reported.

The play-off semi-final was drawn late last year with the winners facing either Austria or Wales for a place at November’s World Cup Finals, to be held in Qatar.

Ukraine are also due to be in Glasgow for a UEFA Nations League match in June, but so far officials are believed to have asked for the match against Steve Clarke’s side later this month to be postponed.

The invasion of Ukraine has already seen Russia banned from all football competitions, including the removal of Spartak Moscow from the last-16 of the Europa League.

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