Scotland take on Ukraine tonight, with the winner going head-to-head with Wales for a place in the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar – in the same group as England.
Steve Clarke’s men missed out on automatic qualification as they finished second to Denmark in their group, while Ukraine were beaten out by France.
The two sides will meet at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
Scotland are narrow favourites for the win, but Ukraine’s Manchester City defender Oleksandr Zinchenko said his team was ready to fight.
“I spoke to people from different countries, all over the world and I spoke to some Ukrainian kids who just don’t understand what’s happening back in Ukraine,” he told a press conference, breaking into tears.
“They only want the war to stop. They have one dream to stop the war.
“When it comes to football, the team, we have our own dream. We want to go to the World Cup, want to give these incredible emotions to the Ukrainians because they deserve it so much at this very moment.”
When is Scotland vs Ukraine?
Scotland take on Ukraine at 7.45pm on Wednesday.
The match was postponed in March after Russia invaded Ukraine. This is Ukraine’s first competitive game since the war began.
The game will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football, with coverage starting from 7pm.
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Either Scotland or Ukraine will meet Wales in the play-off final on Sunday 5 July, with kick-off at 5pm.
The game will be hosted at Cardiff City Stadium.
This match will also be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
Wales qualified for the play-off final with a 2-1 win over Austria in March.
Gareth Bale scored twice to give Wales a shot at qualifying for their first World Cup finals since 1958.
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