Manchester City Ukrainian winger Oleksandr Zinchenko said he and his teammates hope to make their country proud on Tuesday by beating Scotland in the play-off semi-finals for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. This is Zinchenko’s promise to his countrymen.
This meeting was scheduled for March, but was postponed due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,
“It was hard to concentrate on football at that time. All I could think about was Ukraine, including the Ukrainian people. I would say that all Ukrainian players have the same thing,” Zinchenko said.
“This game is one of the most important in my life. It looks like my teammates are ready and there is no need to talk about motivation”, the ‘citizen’ player added. This will be Ukraine’s first competitive match since Russia’s invasion began in February. The Ukrainian Premier League season was canceled last month.
Zinchenko added: “In terms of fitness obviously without games it is not easy to prepare for teammates who haven’t played for a while. There are no excuses and we have to do our job to the best of our ability. I can promise all Ukrainians that each of us will give everything to win the battle and to make them proud of us and maybe in a few seconds we will want to give them a smile. “
The winner of the semi-final between Ukraine and Scotland will face Wales in Cardiff on June 5 for a place in the World Cup in Qatar.
Source: La Verdad
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