World Cup
FIFA and UEFA have beaten the Russian national team and teams from all competitions
FIFA and UEFA today announced that due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian teams have been banned from international competitions until recently, including the Russian national team.
FIFA and UEFA have decided to ban all Russian teams, including the national team, from all international competitions due to the Russian military invasion of Ukraine.
It is recalled that on Monday afternoon the European Football Union held a conference call to discuss the future of the national team of Russia, Spartak Moscow, the issue of Gazprom, but also the participation of the women’s team in the Euro, such as Sweden, England and the Switzerland don’t accept to play against the Russian team. Their final decision was to shut out the Russian teams while ending Gazprom’s sponsorship.
“FIFA and UEFA jointly decided today that all Russian national and club teams will be banned from participating in international competitions until further notice.‘ they said in their announcement.
Based on the FIFA and UEFA announcement, the following applies. Leipzig advance straight to the Europa League quarter-finals as Spartak are eliminated from European competitions.
In World Cup qualifiers, Poland will play Russia without a game on March 24 and secure a ticket to the World Cup final in Qatar on March 29 with their winners Czech Republic-Sweden.
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