Without a doubt Ukraine was the favorite of the public due to all of what is happening there, it could also have been a political statement, like how despite all of what is happening there they could still make it to the world cup and serve as a way to bring even a little bit of happiness to their people.
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yeah, public sentiment worldwide was on Ukraine favor, but Wales qualified on the pitch, and that is all that matters in the end
this is actually second time for Wales to be on final World Cup tournament, first time it was in 1958, and they passed group then, they could repeat that this year as well
now we have all European teams qualified for World Cup in Qatar, and wait for finals, will be an interesting tournament, for sure