LJUBLJANA, May 6 (Reuters) - Ukraine will pour their heart and soul into ensuring they win their World Cup playoff matches as soldiers repelling the Russian invasion want the team to do everything they can to qualify, midfielder Taras Stepanenko said on Friday. Ukraine will play a friendly against Bundesliga side Borussia Moenchengladbach on May 11 in what will be their first match since the February invasion, which Moscow calls a "special operation". A lot of soldiers, a lot of people in Ukraine love football and they (have) only one demand: 'Please do everything you can to go to the World Cup'," Stepanenko told a news conference. That's why we have to play, not only a football game, we have to play with our soul, with our heart. "Not like it's a friendly, but like it's an official match, because it's the only opportunity for us to have good preparation."
