Ukraine’s defender Eduard Sobol (left) and Germany’s forward Luca Waldschmidt vie for the ball during the Uefa Nations League Group 4 football match of Germany vs Ukraine November 14, 2020 at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig, eastern Germany. — AFP pic

KIEV, Nov 17 — Ukraine’s Nations League game against Switzerland today has been cancelled after the entire Ukraine team was placed in quarantine following positive Covid-19 tests within the squad, the Ukraine Association of Football (UAF) said today.

Three Ukraine players — Eduard Sobol, Yevhen Makarenko and Dmytro Riznyk — tested positive for the novel coronavirus yesterday.

Uefa told UAF that the Department of Health of the Canton of Lucerne had quarantined the entire delegation from Ukraine so the match was off, UAF said in a statement.

"Uefa, UAF and the Swiss Football Association are ready for the match, but the ban (by) local authorities cancels all hopes of football organizations to hold the game,” it said.

Uefa will decide later on what to do about the missed match, UAF said.

Ukraine travelled to Switzerland after being defeated 3-1 by Germany last Saturday. — Reuters