The International Football Association (FIFA) is conducting “advanced discussions” to exclude the Russian national team from participating in international competitions, including the World Cup in Qatar 2022, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to what AFP learned from a source familiar with the file, Monday.
FIFA is working with the European Union (UEFA) to activate the decision that will exclude Russia from the World Cup in Qatar, scheduled from November 21 to December 18 next, “unless the situation improves,” according to the same source.
It is reported that Russia is expected to face Poland in the World Cup play-off first leg on March 24 in Moscow.
And earlier, on Monday, AFP reported that the European Union “UEFA” is close to excluding Russia from all its competitions.
Spartak Moscow will be the first Russian team affected by this decision, as it is the only representative of its country in the three continental competitions for men (the Champions League, the Europa League and the Conference League), as it reached the price of the European League final, and it is assumed that it will face the German Leipzig.
According to this decision, the Russian women’s team will also be excluded from the European Championship to be held next July in Britain. The lottery put him in the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland.
