FIFA has no plans to exclude Russia from world cup qualifiers despite protests from Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic.
Tariq Panja of the New York Times reported that the other 3 countries that are part of an organization with Russia and compete for one of the European places in the 2022 World Cup refused to play against the country after its invasion of Ukraine.
FIFA leaders agreed to sanctions that would force Russia to play under another call and in an impartial venue with its national anthem or flag, but refrained from issuing any kind of blanket ban.
The resolution comes after the Czech Republic announced it would play russia:
“The Executive Committee of the Czech Football Federation, staff members and players of the national team agreed that it is not imaginable to play against the Russian national team in the current situation, even on impartial ground. We all need the war to end as soon as it is imaginable. “pic. twitter. com/NQK6YGNoHJ
Poland and Sweden had already announced it. Following FIFA’s announcement, Cezary Kulesza, director of the Polish Football Association, said Poland would refuse to play Russia.
“FIFA’s resolution is unacceptable to us,” Kulesza told The Athletic. “In the theater of war in Ukraine, we are not interested in the game of appearances. Our position remains unchanged – the Polish national team will not play against Russia in the game. ” -out of the match, regardless of the call of the Russian team. “
The countries of the Russian organization are the only ones to make such statements, as England has announced that it refuses to confront the country in foreign parties “out of solidarity with Ukraine and to condemn unreservedly the atrocities committed through the Russian leadership. “
Russia is scheduled to face Poland on March 24 in Moscow. If Russia wins this match, they will face the winner of the match between Sweden and the Czech Republic on March 29.
This fit is also expected to take a position in Moscow and would have a place in the World Cup.
If the other 3 nations refuse to play those games, FIFA will be under the microscope to do anything beyond the call and sanctions of the national anthem that resemble those the International Olympic Committee has inflicted on Russia as punishment for its state-sponsored doping program. .
According to Panja, “these measures are only the first step in movements that oppose the country’s football groups, 3 senior football officials said in the organization’s discussions, and it is possible that a more severe sanction will be imposed (maximum maximum probably a general ban on Russian groups). whether Russia’s attacks on Ukraine continue. “
Russia, which for the 2018 World Cup as host country, is ranked 35th in the FIFA world rankings. Sweden ranks 17th, Poland 28th and the Czech Republic 31st.
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