Scotland's World Cup qualifier against Belarus will occur in Hungary's ZTE Arena, as UEFA bans Belarus from hosting matches at home due to its support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This ban prohibits Belarusian teams from playing in their home country, resulting in matches being held at neutral venues, sans fans. The Tartan Army, fans of Scotland, can only attend limited matches this qualifier campaign, as their support is essentially restricted, particularly highlighted by the atmosphere's lack of intensity during fanless games.
"The feel of a fixture played during Covid, there was no crowd, it maybe lacked a little bit of intensity that there would normally have been."
"As a result of the support shown by Belarus to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there were calls for a ban on their teams competing in Uefa competitions."
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