Arsenal supporters, Mikel Arteta and technical director Edu would have had a vested interest in Wednesday night's World Cup play-off semi-final decider between Scotland and Ukraine.
Originally the fixture was due to be played on March 24, but because of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military, it was rearranged for June 1 instead with the visitors emerging 3-1 victors thanks to goals from Andriy Yarmolenko, Roman Yaremchuk and Artem Dovbyk.
As a result, Ukraine will now face Wales in the World Cup play-off decider on Sunday where the winners will join England's group in Qatar alongside Iran and the United States.