Qatar World Cup 2022: Wales and Ukraine set for momentous play-off final in Cardiff

Wales aim to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 58 years when they host Ukraine in the play-off final on Sunday.

After their win in Scotland, the Ukrainians are hoping to bring more joy to their war-torn country.

Wales needs to put their compassion on hold.

The United States and England are waiting for the winners.

It is a huge game. "There's no hiding it, there's no hiding it, there's no hiding it, there's no hiding it, there's no hiding it, there's no hiding it, there's no hiding it, there's no hiding it, there

Only one World Cup has we participated in. We want to take this to the next level. Our goal is to win.

We are aware of the terrible things going on in Ukranian. Our hearts go out to the people ofUkraine. We haven't been able to do a lot during this time.

Tomorrow is a game of football. We would like to win.

Indonesia and Cuba have been at the World Cup for longer than Wales has.

There have been stories of close calls since that appearance in 1958. Wales have been on the verge of history before, only to fall short.

These are not the same time periods. Wales has a golden era in which their players are not concerned with their past.

After 58 years, Welsh football finally got a chance to play in a major tournament when they qualified for Euro 2016 and reached the semi-finals.

Wales qualified for the Euro 2020 and the World Cup would follow.

Manager Robert Page said it was massive for the country.

We've given ourselves an amazing opportunity.

I'm confident in the players. It's a pleasure to work with them and I'm honoured to work with them.

"If you have the quality that we have in that changing room, then you trust that."

Ukraine's inspiring journey

The match was originally scheduled for March but was delayed because of Russia's invasion.

For Ukrainians this is more than a football game.

Oleksandr Petrakov's side summoned an extraordinary amount of courage and skill to beat Scotland on a night of high emotion.

The emotional speech from Manchester City's Oleksandr Zinchenko a day earlier was an illustration of the significance of their work.

The team received a flag from the war which they promised to hang in the dressing room.

Not everyone can watch football because of the situation in Ukranian, but we will try to concentrate and play well.

100 refugees who have been given free tickets by the Football Association of Wales will be at the game.

There will be a show of support from the home fans before the game but Wales' players will have to put their sympathies to one side after the first whistle.

After resting his first-choice players for Wednesday's Nations League defeat in Poland, Page is expected to bring back the team that beat Austria in the World Cup play-off.

It will mean a return for the likes of Bale and Ramsey.

Bale said that they were going about it the same way.

It's a game of football that we need to play well in, even though the game is massive.