The Scottish FA says it has acquired “categorical assurance” Monday’s sport throughout the Czech Republic will go ahead.
The Czechs had initially launched the Nations League sport was off after a Covid-19 outbreak among the many many dwelling squad.
The Scots are scheduled to journey to Olomouc on Sunday, having drawn at dwelling to Israel in Friday’s Group B2 opener.
“We have now been as shocked as Uefa to check of the assertion posted on the official FACR channels,” talked about SFA chief govt Ian Maxwell.
“Following in depth conversations late ultimate evening time and this morning we now have acquired categorical assurance that the match goes ahead.
“Furthermore, the Czech Republic have confirmed they might be succesful to fulfil their obligations to the match and, further importantly, to the stringent Covid-19 testing regime that is sacrosanct to ensure the safety of our players and workers.”
The Czechs’ plans for Friday’s match in Slovakia, a 3-1 win, have been affected after West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek and RB Leipzig striker Patrik Schick have been knowledgeable to self isolate following contact with a backroom workers member who examined constructive for the virus.
The Czech FA delayed the departure for Bratislava by 24 hours whereas all of the squad was retested and players made the 200-mile journey by road after splitting up into small groups.
After the game, the Czech FA launched the workers would not be coping with the Scots “as a consequence of representatives’ selection and the current state of affairs with the Covid-19”.
The assertion added: “The nationwide workers ends current preparations with the quick affect straight after the win in the direction of Slovakia.”
Uefa ultimate week outlined guidelines for conditions the place Covid-19 impacted fixtures, stating {{that a}} sport would go ahead as long as a workers had a minimal of 13 players obtainable, along with a goalkeeper.
The match organisers acknowledged on Saturday morning Monday’s sport could possibly be carried out as deliberate and Steve Clarke’s Scotland players held their scheduled teaching session.
