The head of the RFU Dyukov said that the speeches of the representatives of FIFA and UEFA were encouraging
President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Alexander Dyukov commented on the speech of representatives of the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) at the last executive committee of the organization. His words are quoted by Sport24.
Dyukov said that their speeches were encouraging enough. According to the head of the RFU, decisions may be made in the near future that will lead to the cancellation of the suspension of the participation of Russian teams in international tournaments.
In December 2022, the RFU Executive Committee created a working group that studied the issue of moving from UEFA to the Asian Confederation. The discussion was scheduled to be completed by March 2023. FIFA stated that it would not prevent the Russian team from participating in the selection for the 2026 World Cup if the country moves to Asia.
On February 28, FIFA and UEFA excluded Russian teams and clubs from international tournaments. The teams do not play in European competitions, and the Russian team has lost the opportunity to fight for reaching the finals of the 2022 World Cup.
Source: Lenta
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