World Cup 2022: Scotland v Ukraine play-off rescheduled for June 1

Scotland’s World Cup play-off semi-final against Ukraine will be played on Wednesday June 1. The winners of the Hampden clash will face Wales in Cardiff four days later for the right to compete in the finals in Qatar later this year.

The play-off semi-final was due to take place on March 24, but was postponed due to the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The country’s domestic league has been on pause since last December, but the government has now granted special permission for elite players to leave the country to train or take part in international fixtures.

Ukraine are in discussions with France and North Macedonia about playing them in friendlies as preparation for the trip to Glasgow.

Oleg Protasov, first vice-president of