Scotland head coach Steve Clark spoke about his expectations and emotions from the game against the Blue-and-Yellows a week before the match against Ukraine.
On Wednesday, June 1, the Scots will meet with the Ukrainian national team in the semi-final match of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
The head coach of the Scottish national team expressed his satisfaction that the game would still take place, and the Ukrainian footballers were able to prepare for it.
“We do not pay attention to the talk (about the conditions of the match for Ukraine – ed.). It’s good that we will play. We wanted this game to take place, and no one wanted to get an automatic exit to the final or not play the match. It’s good that they (players of the Ukrainian national team – ed.) got the opportunity to leave the country, and some of them participated in a training camp for several weeks, of course, 9-10 players from Europe will join them, they will have a good team, and they will be ready . 100%”, — quotes the words of Clark The Times .
At the same time, he stressed that his team is maximally set up to win and qualify for the 2022 World Cup.
“Everyone says that Ukraine will be very motivated. But I think you will see that our guys also have the motivation to go to Qatar. We have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. It is difficult for a country like Scotland to qualify for the World Cup. “.. in a position where we are two games away from a ticket to Qatar. I, my staff and my players are determined to be there, “said the specialist.
“The home field factor? I don’t think it will affect the game or how they or we play. Everyone in Europe showed solidarity with Ukraine. We know the situation is dire. But this is football: they want to win, and so do we.” “, he added.
The Scotland-Ukraine match will take place at the Gampden Park stadium in Glasgow. The fight will start at 21:45 Kyiv time.
The winner of this confrontation will reach the final of the playoffs, where on June 5 in Cardiff they will play for a ticket to the World Cup against Wales.
Recall that the draw for the final part of the 2022 World Cup has already taken place. If the team of Alexander Petrakov can win a ticket to the world championship, then they will fight there in group B with England , the USA and Iran .
World Cup in Qatar will be held from November 21 to December 18, 2022.
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