Monday’s announcement comes after the soccer federations, Sweden and the Czech Republic announced they would not play Russia in the 2022 qualifying next month. All four are on path B, which will decide which team will play at the World Cup.
The American union rules out the possibility of playing with Russia
“The Football Federation is united with the nation and unequivocally condemns the hideous and inhuman invasion. We will not tarnish our global game, nor disgrace Ukraine by occupying the same field as Russia, regardless of the level of rivalry or circumstances, until freedom is restored and peace “- we read in the statement of the American federation.
Earlier, the position was reportedly taken by, for example, the Czech union. “The executive committee of the Czech Union, employees and players of the national team agreed that in the current situation it is not possible to play against the Russian national team, even on a neutral venue. We all want the war to end as soon as possible,” we read.
FIFA has suspended Russian teams
England and Ireland have also made similar statements in recent days as the global soccer community gathers around the Ukrainian nation. Many other federations followed a similar course, incl. from Switzerland, Denmark, Wales, Belgium and the Netherlands.
announced on Sunday that the Russian soccer team would no longer be able to host matches. She will have to play home games in neutral territory, with no fans, no flag, and no national anthem playing. The team will also have to play under the name “The Football Association of Russia” (RFU).
Sunday’s announcement was no longer valid on Monday. “As a consequence of the preliminary decisions adopted by the FIFA Council and UEFA Executive Committee, which provided for the adoption of additional measures, FIFA and UEFA agreed today that all Russian teams, both national teams and club teams, will be suspended from participating in FIFA competitions and UEFA until further notice “- you can read in the official statement of the world federation.
Source: Sport
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