World Cup Playoff: A new date has been set for Scotland’s postponed World Cup play-off semi-final against Ukraine, which will take place on Wednesday, June 1.
The winner will face Wales on Sunday, June 5, with both matches shown live on all sports channel.
The match was originally scheduled to take place on March 24 at Hampden Park, but it was postponed owing to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The winner of that matchup was scheduled to face Wales, who defeated Austria 2-1 in their semi-final, but that matchup was also postponed due to the weather.
Because of the postponements, Scotland has committed to hosting a friendly match against the loser of the Wales-Austria match on March 29. In Vienna, Steve Clarke’s team was held to a 2-2 draw.
Although Russia had been scheduled to participate in the World Cup play-offs, the country was kicked out of the competition as a result of its actions in Ukraine.
With that victory, Poland received an automatic berth into the route B final, where they defeated Sweden to secure their place in the World Cup in Qatar this winter.
Several Nations League games were impacted
As a result, the UEFA Nations League groups A4 and B1, which comprise the three teams participating in the play-off path: Scotland, Ukraine, and Wales, have had their schedules altered.
June 1
A4 – Poland vs Wales
June 4
B1 – Armenia vs Republic of Ireland
June 8
A4 – Belgium vs Poland
A4 – Wales vs Netherlands
B1 – Scotland vs Armenia
B1 – Republic of Ireland vs Ukraine
June 11
A4 – Netherlands vs Poland
A4 – Wales vs Belgium
June 14
A4 – Netherlands vs Wales
A4 – Poland vs Belgium
September 21
B1 – Scotland vs Ukraine
September 24
B1 – Scotland vs Republic of Ireland
B1 – Armenia vs Ukraine
September 27
B1 – Republic of Ireland vs Armenia
B1 – Ukraine vs Scotland
