FIFA is in “advanced talks” to suspend the Russian national team of international competitions, including the Football World Cup, in reaction to the invasion of Ukraine. The information is from a source close to the case at AFPin this Monday.
According to this source, FIFA is working with UEFA to make this decision, which would exclude Russia from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, scheduled to take place from November 21 to December 18, “unless the situation improves”.
The Russians must play a repechage match against Poland, on March 24, for the competition. The Poles have repeated on several occasions that they will refuse to play, even on neutral ground.
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Russia would find itself sportingly isolated with this decision, especially if UEFA confirms the suspension on a continental scale, something that should happen this Monday according to the German agency. SIDsubsidiary of AFP.
This would result in the Russian women’s team being excluded from the European Championship in July in England, where they would have to face the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland during the group stage.
Uefa’s decision would also affect Spartak Moscow, paired in the round of 16 of the Europa League with RB Leipzig.
On Sunday, FIFA announced a first round of sanctions, forcing Russia to play under the name “Russian Football Federation”, banning the Russian flag and anthem from its events and imposing that the national team play the games it has. field command outside its territory.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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