Scotland 1-3 Ukraine FULL TIME: Emotional evening at Hampden ends in disappointment for Scotland as visitors head for weekend in Wales
Ukraine are the visitors to Hampden in the first of two matches which will decide Europe’s final participants in Qatar this November.
Scotland or Ukraine will progress through this evening’s play-off semi-final to face Wales, who overcame Austria in March and have awaited the winners of this delayed semi-final – postponed due to the conflict in Ukraine and ongoing Russian invasion. The winner on Sunday will head to the gulf state later this year and join in Group B with England, Iran and Team USA.
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Hide AdHampden is a sell-out for the must-see match and The Scotsman will be in place to bring you all the build-up, live coverage, post-match reaction and key analysis from Scotland’s crucial qualifier on the road to Cardiff and Qatar.
Refresh below for the latest updates from the National Stadium as we follow Scotland’s World Cup bid into tonight’s highly charged play-off on the southside of Glasgow.
Scotland 1 Ukraine 3: FULL TIME
Key Events
- FULL TIME: Scotland 1 Ukraine 3
- World Cup 2022 play-off semi-final - Ukraine to face Wales on Sunday
- SCOTLAND: Gordon, Robertson, Hickey, Hanley, Cooper (Hendry 68), McTominay, Gilmour (Armstrong 68), McGregor, McGinn, Dykes (Christie 46), Adams.
TEAM CONFIRMED
Steve Clarke has confirmed the Scotland line-up.
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Ukraine team
Line-up at Hampden:
Bushchan, Mykolenko, Matvienko, Zabarni, Karavaev, Stepanenko, Malinovskyi, Zinchenko, Tsygankov, Yarmolenko, Yaremchuk.
Ukranian flags have been placed on seats in the away section.
Scotland fans are also planning a tifo display across the north stand at Hampden as the teams emerge.
Graeme Souness, Sky SportsWhen the Ukraine team came out the Scottish support were applauding them like it was the Scottish team coming out. This is going to be the strangest of strange nights.
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Predictions
Here’s how some of The Scotsman’s team of writers see the match going
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