The International Federation of Association Football announced on Monday that the Russian national football team might not participate in the next Football World Cup, given the violence of the war in Ukraine.
“The measure is resounding.” In a joint statement with Uefa, Fifa confirmed on Monday February 28 the de facto exclusion of Russia from the football world cup, which is to be held in Qatar in 2022. The press release specifies that “all russian teams”, whether they represent the country or a single club, will be suspended from all competition until further notice. The Russian national team was to participate in a qualifying play-off once morest Poland on March 24 in Moscow. It was one of the conditions to access the World Cup.
For newspaper The weather, “the escalation of the sanctions imposed by the sports world once morest Russia has thus reached its peak”. The announcement indeed follows numerous international pressures in favor of the exclusion of the country. As pointed out by Daily Telegraph, “Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic, [des pays qui auraient pu affronter la “Sbornaja” russe], all three refused last week to face Russia”. At the same time, “the international federation of association football was thinking regarding how to react to the crisis in Ukraine”.
The British newspaper adds that the British authorities have also asked Fifa “to do more”denouncing “horrible situation and scenes” in the Ukrainian combat zones. According to the New York Times, France and the United States would also have expressed themselves in this direction.
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