The Ukrainian team defeated the Scottish team away from home and won their first victory in the play-offs. Screenshot of FIFA's official website
China Youth Daily client Beijing, June 2 (China Youth Daily·China Youth Daily reporter Guo Jian) In a 2022 Qatar World Cup European play-off match that ended this morning Beijing time, the Ukrainian team won an away game in 3 :1 The Scottish team is confident of winning. According to the play-off schedule, the Ukrainian team will challenge the Welsh team in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, in the early morning of June 6, Beijing time. The winner of this game will win a ticket to the Qatar World Cup finals and enter Group B with England, Iran, and the United States.
In the match against Scotland, the Ukrainian team turned away and Yarmolenko opened the scoring. This was his 45th goal for the national team, narrowing the 48-goal gap with Shevchenko, the top striker in the history of the Ukrainian team. Scotland's McGregor tied the score to 1:2 in the 80th minute of the game. In the last 10 minutes, the Ukrainian team withstood the home team's final counterattack. Dovibayek, who came on as a substitute, helped the Ukrainian team seal the victory in the 94th minute.
After losing this play-off, the Scotland team has missed the World Cup finals for 24 consecutive years, while the Ukrainian team has participated in the play-offs for the fifth time. Although there was no victory in the first four play-offs, the team last competed in the World Cup. It was still 2006, but they showed no timidity when facing their play-off opponents.
Editor in charge: Cao Jing
Source: China Youth Daily client
