MOSCOW, Apr 17 President of Dynamo Kiev football club Igor Surkis said that 12 «white-and-blue» players, called up to the Ukrainian national team to prepare from April 29 for the matches of the 2022 World Cup qualification play-off tournament, will join the national team in May. The semi-final play-off match for reaching the final of the World Cup in Qatar between the national teams of Scotland and Ukraine was supposed to take place on March 24 in Glasgow, but was postponed due to the events in Ukraine and will take place on June 1. The winner of the confrontation will compete for a ticket to the world championship on June 5 with the Wales team. «We discussed this issue with Mircea Lucescu (Dynamo head coach). From the height of his experience, he believes that the playing potential of our performers in the interests of the national team will be used more rationally, if they have match practice in a series of friendly charity matches with the top clubs in Europe, in which Dynamo is currently participating. I have no reason not to trust my coach in such specific matters as the conditions for the players to achieve optimal conditions on the eve of important matches» , — said Surkis, who was quoted by the Dynamo official website. «The club seeks to ensure a high performance of the national team with the participation of its players precisely due to the ability of the latter not to lose the playing tone acquired during a charity tour of Europe. Perhaps this approach is for someone I don’t like it, but it is clearly aimed at increasing the combat capability of the Dynamo team. I don’t see any problems if 12 Dynamo players, called up to the national team, arrive at the disposal of the coaching staff of (Alexander) Petrakov on time from May 23, in accordance with the FIFA regulations on the status and transfer of players,” said Surkis.
