The Scotsman

Scotland open to solutions to Ukraine qualifier

- By ANGUS WRIGHT

Scotland Women boss Pedro Martinez Losa is "open to all" solutions to their World Cup qualifier against Ukraine.

The Scots had been due to travel to Ukraine for the fixture on April 8 before the visit of group leaders Spain to Hampden Park four days later.

Uefa reschedule­d the game against Ukraine for June 24, the same month Scotland's men hope to play their reschedule­d World Cup playoff semi-final against Ukraine at Hampden Park, but there remains some doubt over whether either of those games will take place amid Russia's continued invasion of Ukraine.

After naming his squad for the game against Spain, whom Scotland trail by five points in the play-off spot, Martinez

Losa said: "We are totally cooperatin­g with Fifa and Uefa to find the best option.

"We are lucky to not be in conflict, so we are open to any potential solution.

"Obviously the June window is the immediate solution and we are happy that this solution has been given, but I don't have the answer.

"I don't know if it is possible the game can be played in June, so we are open to all the potential solutions to facilitate the game being played. But there are things more important than a game of football that have to be sorted and it is not in our hands and hopefully for the good of society and life, this can be sorted.

"Obviously, on the other side, there is the sport side of having to compete and move with the competitio­n and we would like to have some clarity about our situation so we can plan, probablyth­esamesitua­tionas the men."

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