GLASGOW, Scotland After a night that they will never forget, Ukraine’s players will waste little time reflecting on the emotions and exhilaration generated by their 3-1 win over Scotland at Hampden Park on Wednesday as a World Cup decider against Wales looms.
A squad that had not played together since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February now has just three days to get ready to go all out again on Sunday in Cardiff with a place in November’s World Cup finals the prize.
Oleksandr Zinchenko, one of several outstanding performers against the Scots, has no doubts that the team will be ready to take on a Wales side looking to secure their first World Cup finals appearance since 1958.