Scotland v Ukraine

The World Cup play-off semi-final contest between Scotland and Ukraine is almost upon us: here's how to watch the match, latest team news and kick-off time.

The semi-final is a single-leg contest. Sky Sports hold the rights to World Cup qualifiers and will be broadcasting the match. Ukraine, meanwhile, will be without Shaktar Donetsk defender Serhiy Kryvtsov who has been left out of the squad. However, Scotland coach Steve Clark has said his squad is also fired up as they hope to reach their first World Cup for 24 years. All eyes will be on Glasgow on Wednesday night as Scotland take on Ukraine in their crucial World Cup qualifying play-off semi-final. Whoever wins that game will earn themselves a place at the World Cup in Qatar later this year, joining England, Iran and USA in Group B.

We go over everything you need to know ahead of the World Cup qualifying playoff match between Scotland and Ukraine on Wednesday.

Expect Steve Clarke’s side to get the edge and the win over Oleksandr Petrakov’s squad on Wednesday. It’s set to be an emotionally charged match, with so much on the line for Ukraine after what their country has had to suffer through. Steve Clarke’s side fared well in UEFA World Cup qualifying, finishing second place in Group F just behind Denmark. They won seven of their nine matches, finishing with 23 points, earning their spot in the qualifying playoffs. Ukraine finished second in their group as well and managed not to lose any of their contests, but they only won two games and earned six draws as they finished six points behind Group D winners France. He’s still expected to start for Clarke’s squad despite any residual hangover from the narrow 1-0 loss itself. It’s worth noting that the winner of Sunday’s match between Scotland/Ukraine and Wales will be placed into Group B along with the United States, England, and Iran.

Scotland take on Ukraine in the play-offs for the World Cup finals on Wednesday night at Hampden Park, with the winner then facing Wales on Sunday to.

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While the majority of Scots will be cheering on their national team this evening, it's certainly a game like no other for the Tartan Army.

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Where is the match being held? Hampden Park. Latest team news. Steve Clarke believes the Tartan Army have a "massive" part to play in Scotland's World Cup play- ...

But home advantage should give Steve Clarke's men the edge. There will be extra attention on the national stadium in Glasgow where both sides meet for a place against Wales in the play-off final in Cardiff on Sunday night and Clarke, who is determined to qualify Scotland for a World Cup finals for the first time since 1998, believes the Scottish fans have a key role to play. Steve Clarke believes the Tartan Army have a "massive" part to play in Scotland's World Cup play-off semi-final against Ukraine.

Scotland and Ukraine finally face off in their crucial World Cup play-off semi-final tonight.The Scots clinched a place in the play-offs for this wint.

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Follow all the updates from Hampden Park as both nations look to move a step closer to the finals in Qatar at the end of the year.

We need to play for the fans, for the whole of Ukraine, for those at home, for those defending the country and for those who left the country,” he said. The visitors give away possession and Robert Lewandowski has a shot deflected off Chris Gunter before Swiderski taps home from close-range to beat Wayne Hennessey. Scotland and Ukraine finally meet on Wednesday night in a long-delayed Qatar 2022 World Cup play-off semi-final clash, with the winners set to progress to face Wales for the final Uefa-zone spot in the finals. They are supportive and encouraging for each other outside of Hampden Park. Poland completed a comeback victory against a weakened Welsh team in the Nations League tonight. In my opinion, we need to put the result away and just focus on the game.

Follow live updates as Wales await the winner of tonight's World Cup play-off semi-final match in Glasgow.

Ukraine: 13/10 Ukraine: 10/3 Scotland: 13/10 Scotland: 6/10 We’ve waited a long time for this situation. Tonight's semi-final is a single-leg contest.

The starting line-up also includes Everton's Vitalii Mykolenko, Oleksandr Zinchenko of Manchester City and skipper Andriy Yarmolenko, who is set to leave West ...

4 mins: Scotland are doing the pressing in the early stages and a long diagonal ball from McTominay is headed on, Niall Quinn style, by Dykes for Che Adams to chase. The goal is at his mercy but Gordon manages to block the shot with his armpit, killing the pace of the shot and at the second time of asking, Scotland clear the danger. 20 mins Scotland lose the ball in midfield with Hanley being sold a dummy and Zinchenko launches the counter-attack.

Hello and welcome to The Athletic's live coverage of this World Cup play-off semi-final between Scotland and Ukraine. It's all to play for in this game, ...

•2h ago •2h ago •2h ago What they want is that their football team can come out of the country, prepare properly as they have for the last four weeks and be ready for a football match. •1h ago •1h ago •1h ago •1h ago "My mission is to help Ukraine as much as I can. It's due to be an emotional night for Oleksandr Zinchenko and his Ukraine team-mates. What a chance. Scotland have upped the pressure.

A playoff final place is at stake but this will be an emotional, significant occasion for reasons far beyond football. Join Scott Murray for updates.

While Ukraine are looking to add to their one and only appearance at the World Cup, in 2006, Scotland have dreams of their own, hoping to make it for the first time since 1998. Yaremchuk tries to retrieve it with a ludicrous sliding challenge on Gilmour, and he’ll have to spend the rest of this highly charged evening on a deserved yellow card. (We’re still stuck in Poland by the way, because some people in the UK can’t get their heads out of their arses and give us permission for the beautiful dumbass cat.)” The national anthem of Ukraine rings around Hampden, sung loudly and proudly, and with great determination. Yaremchuk tees up Tsygankov, who from the edge of the box sends a rising screamer goalwards. “It will be interesting to see how Scotland manage to cope with being in England’s usual situation of the rest of the world hoping that they lose,” quips Stuart Rarity. 23 min: ... but this is a good response by Scotland. First Adams goes over in the box as he tries to get on the end of an aimless left-wing cross. 28 min: Dykes wriggles his way out of a tight spot in his own half and looks long for Adams down the right. Flower of Scotland meanwhile gets another good airing in the stands. 20 min: Scotland don’t clear the corner, and soon enough Yaremchuk is snatching at a shot from ten yards. The pass isn’t up to standard, but once again that’s a decent situation crafted out of very little, and it’ll give Scotland heart. The busy Dykes drops back to make sure nothing comes of it.

Watch a Scotland v Ukraine live stream as the two sides clash in Glasgow for a place in the play-off final.

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Scotland and Ukraine go head to head at Hampden Park in a bid to take a step closer to booking their spot at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

This time smothering the ball to force a corner after Hanley got into a mess close to goal. "When it comes to football, the team, we have our own dream. Liverpool legend Graeme Souness says it will be one of the stranger atmosphere's he's encountered at a ground. A great pace to the game. 21st min: Scotland look all over the place at the back. 24th min: Callum McGregor plays a key part in Scotland's best move of the game. It then falls to McGinn but he can't get the ball out from his feet and it's brilliant defending from Mykola Matviyenko who clears. It's not quite clicking for the home side and the front two need to get more involved. The rebound falls kindly to McGinn who has a free header and somehow heads it wide. Dovbyk adds a third for Ukraine on the break. They've come to Hampden Park and upset the home side to reach the final. McGinn has another follow up effort from further out this time but it's blocked and goes out for a corner.

With their country enshrouded in trauma amid the ongoing war with Russia, a team hauled together shone brightly at a sun-drenched Hampden. Andriy Yarmolenko and ...

Oleksandr Zubkov (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Three of those four goals have come away from home in Kazakhstan, Finland and Scotland. The level of expectation surrounding the national team has been raised. Coach Petrakov spoke from the heart in his post-match news conference. Around him, his compatriots celebrated wildly on an astonishing night for Ukraine as a football team, and a nation. But as Scotland pushed, they were even more exposed at the back. With the goal at his mercy, the Aston Villa man headed wide. In truth, the warning signs had been there. This match was a long time coming. Luck will still smile on us brother-Ukrainians." Andriy Yarmolenko and Roman Yaremchuk struck either side of half-time, before Callum McGregor gave Scotland hope late on.