Although Vladimir Putin’s army is destroying Ukrainian cities and killing civilians, it did not want to throw Russians out of international games. Cezary Kulesza, however, did not want to hear about it and did not agree to FIFA’s proposal. It turned out that the pressure from the Polish Football Association made sense because more federations joined their protest. Until Infantino finally gave in and excluded Russia from the play-off to the World Cup.
Free fate for the Polish national team
Already on Wednesday, “The Guardian” wrote that it will almost certainly automatically advance to the final of the World Cup play-offs in Qatar, to face the winner of the Sweden-Czech Republic match on March 29. “It has been speculated whether Russia will be replaced by Hungarians or Finns, who are close to reaching the play-offs. However, no alternative plan is currently being considered,” wrote The Guardian.
Now this information has been confirmed by the Meczyki.pl portal. – FIFA does not consider any other scenario than a bye for the Polish national team. He also does not intend to hang up Russia in the near future – we hear in many sources. This is still unofficial information, but it will most likely be announced by the Polish Football Association.
So what about the play-off date? March 24. Then the Poles will probably play a sparring game.
Source: Sport
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