Czech Republic-Scotland canceled due to Covid? Nay, says UEFA

Will the Czech Republic-Scotland match take place?

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Will the match between Czechs and Scots counting for League B of the Nations League take place on Monday?

For UEFA, yes.

The problem is that the Czech federation unofficially affirmed their willingness to postpone the meeting after two of their players - Soucek and Shick - were placed in solitary confinement.

"The national team will not play against Scotland on Monday due to the decision of the authorities and the health situation due to the coronavirus pandemic," the Czech Federation said on its Twitter account, regarding this match of the 2nd day of the League of Nations.

Nonetheless, a UEFA spokesperson said the meeting "will go as planned".

The Czech federation fears the spread of the virus

West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek and AS Roma striker Patrik Schick did not appear in the game on Friday, which their country won 3-1 against Slovakia and counting for Matchday 1 of this competition, because they had been in contact with a member of the management of the Czech national team, tested positive for Covid-19 earlier in the week.

In a statement, the Czech federation underlined “its concern that the virus could spread further”.

For its part, the Scottish Federation (SFA) indicated on its Twitter account after the draw (1-1) of its national team against Israel in Hampden on Friday evening that it "had taken note of information indicating that the Czech Republic had given up playing Monday's match ”.

"We have not received any official notification from the Czech federation but have contacted UEFA," said the SFA.

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