Focused Callum McGregor insists Scotland’s pumped-up players are every bit as motivated as the Ukraine squad hoping to give their battle-scarred nation a World Cup lift.
The teams will face off at Hampden on Wednesday looking for the result which will set up a showdown with Wales in Cardiff and leave them just one step away from Qatar.
But for Ukraine, the match also holds greater significance as they look to send a symbolic message out to the watching world making clear they will not bow to the Russian aggression that has cost thousands of lives, devastated cities across the country and sent millions scurrying for refuge abroad.
