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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Ukraine full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko said his team hope to make their country proud when they take on Scotland in a World Cup playoff semi-final next week.<\/p>\n

Ukraine play Scotland at Hampden Park on June 1 in a match that was postponed from March due to Russia\u2019s invasion, which Moscow calls a \u201cspecial military operation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first period when it just started, it was so complicated to be focused on football,\u201d Zinchenko told the BBC. \u201cAll my thoughts were with Ukraine, Ukrainian people. I would say for everyone, for every Ukrainian footballer …<\/p>\n

\u201cThis game is one of the most important games in my life. The guys look ready and it\u2019s not necessary to talk about motivation.\u201d<\/p>\n

It will be Ukraine\u2019s first competitive match since the invasion began in February. The Ukrainian Premier League season was abandoned last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe physical condition, obviously without the games, it\u2019s not easy to prepare yourself for the guys that haven\u2019t played for a while,\u201d Zinchenko said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this case, there are no excuses and we have to do our job as best as we can.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can promise all the Ukrainian people that every one of us is going to give everything to win the game and to make them proud of us and just maybe for a few seconds we would like to give them this smile.\u201d<\/p>\n

The winner of the playoff will face Wales in Cardiff on June 5 for a spot in Qatar later this year.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mozambique<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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