2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers

[ilovealtcoins]

I reckon they are pretty much very similar in terms of skills, and the game can really go either way. It will be a very close match in my mind. Scotland does have the local advantage so that's something that might give them the edge. We'll have to see how Ukrainian players perform in the field, because it can go either way, they can be motivated to go and win at all costs, or they might have their minds in other, more important things.
It will nevertheless be an interesting game to watch.

The match of ukraine and scotland will be a life and death match for both teams to get a place in the final play off against wales, from the game and squad i think scotland is still much better than ukraine, other than that the scotland national team obviously has a lot of time and calm in training compared to with the ukraine national team whose territory is in war, but the amount of support from a pro-ukraine country will of course raise the mentality of the ukraine players to win the match later, to be honest, in terms of strength maybe the match will not be balanced but it is not impossible for ukraine to give surprise in the game.

It is obvious that both the teams are going to try their hardest to win this match but even though it looks like both teams have the same chances I honestly believe that Scotland is a better team here. I am not saying this will be a one-sided match but I am saying Scotland will have a better chance. Ukraine is obviously going to get the support no doubt. They will also surely get the support of neutral fans but support is not going to win them the match.

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[swogerino]

I do agree that Scotland is a better team, but under these circumstances I feel that Ukraine player’s may play much better then they usually would, and therefore there’s a big possibility of them winning against Scotland. However if they fail to perform well then they can’t really be blamed, because these are extraordinary conditions and they may mentally be not prepared for this match, and thus I hope that their fans will support them irrespective of the result.

Yes, I also believe they are going to get support from their own fans and most of the neutral fans as well. Well, it is not supported in my opinion, I think we should call it sympathy. And you obviously can't win a football match just with the help of sympathy. Because they will not get any sympathy from their opponent team on the field and I believe Scotland will be the winners in this match.

Maybe the sympathy and fans cannot make you win the game but sure they can boost your motivation higher than that of an opponent which has not a lot of support,Scotland luckily have it also.However the game will be decided in the field and both teams are of equal quality,I cannot differentiate which team is better than the other judging on individual players each team has.It is going to be a good game and I think even the referee will show sympathy to Ukraine because of what is happening there which can be a key point in how the game ends.

[Gosgosking]

Scotland has always played like a team and strong unit making them a favorite to progress to the world cup. Ukraine is not mentally and psychological ready for this game next week though but the players are professionals and will give it their all on the pitch. I think what they've been through as a nation could be used as a motivation against Scotland.

It is difficult to assess the shape of the Ukrainian national team now, many players have been without a game for months and this will certainly affect their physical form. It’s not worth talking about the psychological state at all, Scotland in this situation looks like a favorite. If Ukraine can win, it will be a huge feat, and a very big miracle. But to be honest, I don't even know what Ukraine will be capable of in the final part if they manage to beat Scotland.

Having been inactive for a long time, of course, will affect the performance of the Ukrainian players, indeed, Scotland will benefit from qualifying for the world cup in Qatar. but it's true that because their country's condition is not good, it could make the fighting spirit of the Ukrainian players increase rapidly to be able to make their country proud on the football stage.
it will be a very tough match.

For the fact that Ukraine players have not been having a team training for some months now  it will affect their performance for sure, and this will be advantage to their opponent.  Scotland have a better chance of winning.

[BOAEDAN]

Spain, Germany, Brazil and France are all seasoned winners when it comes to the world cup and I believe this year's own will be no different. I also have faith that Portugal can do something this time around and trust that Ronaldo along with his comrades will do something special.
 Spain had been impressive in previous years and no doubt will be do their best to carry this year's cup.
Ukraine will have a lot on their plate when they meet Scotland as they are still being distracted by the war, but I believe they will be worthy opponents for Scotland even if it won't be on their soil.

I don't know exactly the composition of the Ukrainian national team for the upcoming game, but I can assume that most of the players will be from the European championships, which means that the players will be in a normal physical condition, at least not worse than the players from the Scottish team. As for the psychological state, I think the war will affect someone as an additional motivator, and for someone it will be like extra pressure. This is individual.

It is very difficult for us to predict who will be able to advance to this year's world cup final, because in a football match anything can happen and sometimes it can break all predictions, as happened in last year's world cup, South Korea surprisingly beat Germany with a score of 2-0 Everyone in this forum has their own favorite country, although no one is favoring the English team, but I myself am very confident and believe that this year's England team will make a big surprise, I am also ready to place a bet for England to advance to the final in the cup world this year.

[bitzizzix]

Scotland has always played like a team and strong unit making them a favorite to progress to the world cup. Ukraine is not mentally and psychological ready for this game next week though but the players are professionals and will give it their all on the pitch. I think what they've been through as a nation could be used as a motivation against Scotland.

It is difficult to assess the shape of the Ukrainian national team now, many players have been without a game for months and this will certainly affect their physical form. It’s not worth talking about the psychological state at all, Scotland in this situation looks like a favorite. If Ukraine can win, it will be a huge feat, and a very big miracle. But to be honest, I don't even know what Ukraine will be capable of in the final part if they manage to beat Scotland.

Having been inactive for a long time, of course, will affect the performance of the Ukrainian players, indeed, Scotland will benefit from qualifying for the world cup in Qatar. but it's true that because their country's condition is not good, it could make the fighting spirit of the Ukrainian players increase rapidly to be able to make their country proud on the football stage.
it will be a very tough match.

For the fact that Ukraine players have not been having a team training for some months now  it will affect their performance for sure, and this will be advantage to their opponent.  Scotland have a better chance of winning.

And it looks like Scotland is considered to be more prepared than Ukraine because Ukraine's preparations were disrupted by the Russian military invasion and that definitely interfered with preparations in the exercise.
and Scotland are a rising team and are unbeaten in their last five matches, it will be a tough opponent for Ukraine and but no one knows what will happen later on the pitch as Ukraine also has ambitions to qualify for Qatar world cup.

[Ebede]

How many players of the Ukrainian team have been inactive? Surely there are quite a few that play in other European top leagues? It is true that all those things will affect Ukraine's performance, but Scotland is no unbeatable opponent either. I think both teams have a fair chance to progress into the final qualification game. Odds for progression are currently at Scotland 1.6 and Ukraine 2.2, so roughly 60-40 in favor of Scotland.

For me its realistic that any of this teams wins. Even with Ukraine being in war it shouldnt effect that much the football team maybe it should even give them a boost. If they call players that havent been effected by the war and were playing they should have a good chance

Both countries that is in war is even trying to participate for the contest, i know that if any country defeat them they will use what is  happening as point of excuses and for me even though their is no offence for them not participate my suggestion is that they would have contested because of the war, nobody that the home is on fire that feel relaxed and free minded, this alone will make them to fail for the contest because they not relaxed, that is my peace of advice and contribution

[alegotardo]

Both countries that is in war is even trying to participate for the contest, i know that if any country defeat them they will use what is  happening as point of excuses and for me even though their is no offence for them not participate my suggestion is that they would have contested because of the war, nobody that the home is on fire that feel relaxed and free minded, this alone will make them to fail for the contest because they not relaxed, that is my peace of advice and contribution

I'm also confident that Ukraine will qualify for the world cup.
As much as war mentally shakes players' heads, it also gives the strength to show the world what they are capable of.
I don't want to belittle the Scotland team, but I believe in Ukraine's classification with their victory over Wales in the sequence.

[nullama]

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I'm also confident that Ukraine will qualify for the world cup.
As much as war mentally shakes players' heads, it also gives the strength to show the world what they are capable of.
I don't want to belittle the Scotland team, but I believe in Ukraine's classification with their victory over Wales in the sequence.

I'm personally not sure Ukraine players will be properly trained for the match. I mean, they haven't played any games at a competitive level for months now, so I'm sure they're not at 100%, plus their minds will probably be somewhere else.

On the other hand, you can see that most people around the world are supporting Ukraine, so it will be a weird atmosphere for Scotland, who is playing local. Usually the crowd would have cheered for Scotland but now I'm sure a lot of the stadium will be supporting Ukraine.

My guess is that it will be a bittersweet victory for Scotland, with the crowd hoping for a Ukrainian win.

[Sirait]

I'm also confident that Ukraine will qualify for the world cup.
As much as war mentally shakes players' heads, it also gives the strength to show the world what they are capable of.
I don't want to belittle the Scotland team, but I believe in Ukraine's classification with their victory over Wales in the sequence.

I don't even agree with you, I think Scotland will win in this match because of their better composition of players and they are not at war. Robertson is a good defender, I'm sure he will be able to protect the Scottish backline well. This match will be very exciting.

[EdenHazard]

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I'm also confident that Ukraine will qualify for the world cup.
As much as war mentally shakes players' heads, it also gives the strength to show the world what they are capable of.
I don't want to belittle the Scotland team, but I believe in Ukraine's classification with their victory over Wales in the sequence.

I'm personally not sure Ukraine players will be properly trained for the match. I mean, they haven't played any games at a competitive level for months now, so I'm sure they're not at 100%, plus their minds will probably be somewhere else.

On the other hand, you can see that most people around the world are supporting Ukraine, so it will be a weird atmosphere for Scotland, who is playing local. Usually the crowd would have cheered for Scotland but now I'm sure a lot of the stadium will be supporting Ukraine.

My guess is that it will be a bittersweet victory for Scotland, with the crowd hoping for a Ukrainian win.

Well that is the beauty of football , isn't it?
Im pretty sure as well as the others ... that through football .. through world cup exactly ... the heated atmosphere war could get melted and become unity.
The problem is that FIFA itself often playing the politics which a huge disguise.

Can't wait to see how big football fans supports on this humanity matter.

[Sithara007]

Sympathy can't win matches. And I find it strange that some people here claim that Ukraine will have support from the crowd. The match will take place at Glasgow. It will be ridiculous to think that the Scottish fans would support Ukraine over their country, just because a war is going on in that country. Odds were lowered by sportsbooks because of massive amounts of bets in favor of Ukraine. But I am someone who would think and make calculations with my brain (and not with my heart), and I will be placing a bet in favor of Scotland.

[joker_josue]

Sympathy can't win matches. And I find it strange that some people here claim that Ukraine will have support from the crowd. The match will take place at Glasgow. It will be ridiculous to think that the Scottish fans would support Ukraine over their country, just because a war is going on in that country. Odds were lowered by sportsbooks because of massive amounts of bets in favor of Ukraine. But I am someone who would think and make calculations with my brain (and not with my heart), and I will be placing a bet in favor of Scotland.

It is ridiculous for Ukraine to have more support in Scotland than Scotland itself. Of course the players will be welcomed, as well as the fans at the stadium will show solidarity. They will certainly applaud the players when they enter the field. Now a Scottish fan will support his team 100%.

In a normal situation, without war, I would say Ukraine would be the favourite. But in this situation, I think Scotland has a better chance of winning.

[coco23]

Sympathy can't win matches. And I find it strange that some people here claim that Ukraine will have support from the crowd. The match will take place at Glasgow. It will be ridiculous to think that the Scottish fans would support Ukraine over their country, just because a war is going on in that country. Odds were lowered by sportsbooks because of massive amounts of bets in favor of Ukraine. But I am someone who would think and make calculations with my brain (and not with my heart), and I will be placing a bet in favor of Scotland.

I fully agree with you. This is not a friendly game, there is a lot at stake here for both teams. So have the odds for Ukraine been lowered? I just checked bwin and it says 2.25/3.1/3.4 which doesn't seem low for Ukraine, but rather high. Also they haven't changed much in the last weeks. I think Scotland is pretty motivated as they probably want to play their "derby" against Wales after
I just hope we'll see an interesting games with some goals and not just a nervous game.

[nullama]

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I fully agree with you. This is not a friendly game, there is a lot at stake here for both teams. So have the odds for Ukraine been lowered? I just checked bwin and it says 2.25/3.1/3.4 which doesn't seem low for Ukraine, but rather high. Also they haven't changed much in the last weeks. I think Scotland is pretty motivated as they probably want to play their "derby" against Wales after
I just hope we'll see an interesting games with some goals and not just a nervous game.

How does it work with the odds for draw here since there cannot be a draw in this match. A winner must be decided. Is the result of only the 90 minutes considered?

This would be a bit strange bet because you could lose the bet even if your team wins in penalties for example.

[coco23]

How does it work with the odds for draw here since there cannot be a draw in this match. A winner must be decided. Is the result of only the 90 minutes considered?

This would be a bit strange bet because you could lose the bet even if your team wins in penalties for example.

Yes, the odds are usually for the result after 90 minutes. Of course, if it's a draw then we have extra time and maybe penalties, but the bet would be concluded after the regular time. You can also bet on qualification, currently odds here are Scotland 1.6 and Ukraine 2.2, so roughly 60%-40% in favor of Scotland

[Pesona1]

Both countries that is in war is even trying to participate for the contest, i know that if any country defeat them they will use what is  happening as point of excuses and for me even though their is no offence for them not participate my suggestion is that they would have contested because of the war, nobody that the home is on fire that feel relaxed and free minded, this alone will make them to fail for the contest because they not relaxed, that is my peace of advice and contribution

I'm also confident that Ukraine will qualify for the world cup.
As much as war mentally shakes players' heads, it also gives the strength to show the world what they are capable of.
I don't want to belittle the Scotland team, but I believe in Ukraine's classification with their victory over Wales in the sequence.

The match will be played in 2 more days and i think scotland has a lot of advantages in the match later than ukraine, the war factor might make ukraine get sympathy from scottish fans before the match starts, but when the whistle has blown of course scotland also has its own war that they have to fight win against ukraine in that match in order to qualify for the play-off final, I think scotland which acts as the host will certainly win the match, moreover the preparation of the ukraine team so far has not been optimal due to the war that occurred so most of their players have not played for a long time and it makes their performance decrease.

[Juggy777]

Sympathy can't win matches. And I find it strange that some people here claim that Ukraine will have support from the crowd. The match will take place at Glasgow. It will be ridiculous to think that the Scottish fans would support Ukraine over their country, just because a war is going on in that country. Odds were lowered by sportsbooks because of massive amounts of bets in favor of Ukraine. But I am someone who would think and make calculations with my brain (and not with my heart), and I will be placing a bet in favor of Scotland.

I fully agree with you. This is not a friendly game, there is a lot at stake here for both teams. So have the odds for Ukraine been lowered? I just checked bwin and it says 2.25/3.1/3.4 which doesn't seem low for Ukraine, but rather high. Also they haven't changed much in the last weeks. I think Scotland is pretty motivated as they probably want to play their "derby" against Wales after
I just hope we'll see an interesting games with some goals and not just a nervous game.

@Sithara007 I too don’t expect the crowd to support Ukraine either, but I’m pretty sure that they’ll show some some kind of gesture for the Ukraine player’s to express their sympathy. Also while Scotland are the favourites, I feel that Ukraine will be equally motivated to win hence I’m expecting a very tough contest, and lastly I believe that the team that scores the first goal will probably win this match.

[Boristhecat]

The match will be played in 2 more days and i think scotland has a lot of advantages in the match later than ukraine, the war factor might make ukraine get sympathy from scottish fans before the match starts, but when the whistle has blown of course scotland also has its own war that they have to fight win against ukraine in that match in order to qualify for the play-off final, I think scotland which acts as the host will certainly win the match, moreover the preparation of the ukraine team so far has not been optimal due to the war that occurred so most of their players have not played for a long time and it makes their performance decrease.

I think the coaches of the Ukrainian national team understand that taking a football player to the national team without playing practice would be a minus decision. Ukraine is a football country and many footballers play in European clubs, so their form is no worse than the footballers of Scotland. Maybe Scotland will win this game, but it is unlikely that they will be able to do it in regular time, maybe we will even see a penalty shootout.

[cryptofrka]

Ukraine has got a lot of players from their national league in the national team - and these players haven't played football in a while. Nobody knows in what condition will they be - it is expected that they will not be fully ready in physical aspect.

However - they have an extra motivation to win and if they manage to score early while they still have the strength - maybe they will be able to defend throughout the rest of the game.

I do feel that Scotland is a big favorite here - but since I don't know in what condition the Ukrainians are it is really tough to call. I thought I'd bet on Scotland but I'll simply skip the game.

[blatchcorn]

Ukraine has got a lot of players from their national league in the national team - and these players haven't played football in a while. Nobody knows in what condition will they be - it is expected that they will not be fully ready in physical aspect.

However - they have an extra motivation to win and if they manage to score early while they still have the strength - maybe they will be able to defend throughout the rest of the game.

I do feel that Scotland is a big favorite here - but since I don't know in what condition the Ukrainians are it is really tough to call. I thought I'd bet on Scotland but I'll simply skip the game.

It will be Wales vs.Scotland or Ukraine. As you pointed out the condition of Ukarine players, they are not in best form to play there quifiers. Scotland may not be a big fish but they have advantage over Ukarine. Russia has already been kicked out of World Cup because of there invasion in ukarine.