Israel aren’t the only country embroiled in war and unable to play matches at home in the League B play-offs – Ukraine, too, will have to play on neutral territory if they win their semi-final in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Domestic football has continued inside Ukraine for the past two seasons – behind closed doors, with matches sometimes interrupted by air raid sirens, forcing teams to head to a bomb shelter – but the national side have played ‘home’ games on neutral territory, since they faced Bulgaria in Odesa in 2021.
