Fifa has postponed Ukraine’s World Cup qualification playoff against Scotland on March 24, it said in a statement on Tuesday. The winners of the game at Hampden Park in Glasgow will take on Austria or Wales for a place in November’s World Cup finals in Qatar.

Ukraine’s football association had asked Fifa to postpone the qualifier following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“Following consultation with Uefa and the four participating member associations in Path A of the European qualifying playoffs, it was unanimously agreed in the spirit of solidarity to accept,” Fifa said in a statement.

“The match between Scotland and Ukraine... will now be postponed to the existing June window, and consequently, the match between the winners of Scotland v Ukraine and Wales v Austria will also be postponed.”

Russia, who have been suspended from international football by Uefa and Fifa, were scheduled to host Poland in a qualifying playoff on March 24.

Fifa added that Poland would receive a bye to the next round, and play either Sweden or the Czech Republic for a spot at the World Cup, a decision that was sharply criticised by the Swedish Football Association (SvFF).