Steve Clarke admits the graphic scenes and horrors of conflict in Ukraine are a reminder that soccer is barely a recreation.
The nationwide boss revealed the photographs of demise and destruction following the invasion by Russia have left him heartbroken.
And so they trivialise upcoming pleasant fixtures this month.
Scotland will host Poland at Hampden on March 24 with £10 from every ticket bought supporting UNICEF’s humanitarian response to the continuing disaster.
Scotland’s World Cup play-off semi-final with Ukraine has been postponed to June. And Clarke admits the size of the battle has shocked him to the core.
The Scotland boss stated: “This example was unimaginable a couple of months in the past. Now that it’s occurred, it’s horrific.
“Even sitting right here speaking about soccer, it’s behind my thoughts that we're on this scenario of enjoying pleasant video games.
“We're going to increase as a lot cash as we are able to for UNICEF to distribute and assist the folks of Ukraine – nevertheless it’s horrendous.
“I’ve obtained to be sincere, more often than not I’ve obtained to show the TV off.
“To see any person mendacity useless on the road or children crying on trains pulling out of the station, is simply heartbreaking.”
Clarke insists he had been eager to go to Ukraine earlier than the invasion.
However there are large doubts over Nations League fixtures being performed within the foreseeable future in Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
He stated: “I used to be wanting ahead to getting there within the Nations League. Hopefully we nonetheless can however I feel that one might be an excellent longer shot than Ukraine attending to Hampden.”
Scotland face a doable six-game fixture pile-up in June.
However Clarke hopes getting the inexperienced mild to face Ukraine of their World Cup play-off can be an indication of an finish to the conflict.
He stated: “My hope is we play Ukraine in June. That might be all the pieces. It will imply we're in a significantly better place.”