As a result of Russia’s invasion of clubs from that country and the national team, they were suspended from UEFA competition. So far, Spartak Moscow suffered the most because it was unable to play the tie against RB Leipzig in the 1/8 finals of the Europa League and said goodbye to the tournament.
Russia officially suspended by CAS
Subsequently, the Russians were also excluded, which had the direct effect of excluding that country’s national team from participating in the play-off semi-finals for this year’s World Cup. Thanks to this, they automatically advanced to the final, in which they will play with Sweden or the Czech Republic.
The Russian Federation did not intend to leave these two cases like this and submitted an application for Sport in Lausanne (CAS). Last Tuesday, the authority had already issued a negative response to the case. On Friday, however, the FIFA announcements were confirmed. The answer was also negative, according to Graham Dunbar, an Associated Press journalist.
As a result of this decision, the team finally lost the chance to participate in the play-offs for this year’s World Cup. Originally, the team from this country was supposed to face the Polish national team in the play-off semi-final on March 24. It is already known that this will not happen. Poland will play on March 29 at the stadium in Chorzów with the winner of the Sweden – Czech Republic pair
Source: Sport
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