On Sunday, FIFA issued a statement in which it announced the sanctions it had imposed on Russia. The most important thing was missing – the exclusion of its teams from international competitions. It was about changing the name, home matches played in neutral terrain and the ban on the use of the anthem and the national flag.
The federation’s decision on Sunday was heavily criticized. However, there are many indications that FIFA activists decided to reflect. Better late than never.
On Monday afternoon, the Reuters agency informed that on this day FIFA will announce that all Russian teams will be excluded from the international competition. The decision will remain in force until the situation in Ukraine, which Russia attacked last week, has radically changed.
Russia excluded from FIFA structures!
This means that the play-off match for the promotion to the Russia-Poland World Cup will not take place! Our team, as well as Sweden and the Czech Republic participating in the bars, as well as several other teams, announced earlier that they will not play Russia regardless of the place of the match and other factors.
UEFA is to make the same decision as FIFA, which will affect, for example, Spartak Moscow, who advanced to the 1/8 finals of the Europa League. The team that played in the group stage, among others with Legi Warszawa, he was now to compete with RB Leipzig, but this match will not take place either. The participation of the women’s national team of Russia in the European championship, which will be held in England in July, was also questionable.
It cannot be ruled out that a radical change of decision in FIFA is caused by a decision made by the IOC. .
The match between Russia and Poland in the play-offs to the World Cup was to take place on March 24.
Source: Sport
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