World Cup: "It's a great honor", Lewandowski will also wear the armband of the captain of Ukraine

The gesture is strong.

Very strong.

And he is already making history at the next World Cup in Qatar.

Robert Lewandowski, the captain of the Polish selection, was seen, on Tuesday, symbolically handed over, by the former international and coach of the Ukrainian selection, Andrei Shevchenko, the captain's armband of the Ukraine team.

The flagship rookie of FC Barcelona will wear it with that of his country.

“It is a great honor for me to wear this captain's armband in the colors of Ukraine during the World Cup,” said the center forward, quoted by the PAP agency.

The scene took place on the lawn of the national stadium in Warsaw, while the tension in Ukraine, invaded since February 24 by Russia, increases every day more and more.

"The whole country is affected by the war, everyone is in danger," said Shevchenko, visibly moved.

And at the same time, everyone works and does what they can to contribute and help others, to support the country.

Football players are no exception.

It is also a message to the world - we are fighting, we are still alive and we will never give up,” he told the Gazeta Wyborcza daily.

Ukraine, beaten by Wales in the play-offs, did not qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar scheduled from November 20 to December 18.

Poland, meanwhile, will face Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Mexico in Group C.