In view of Russia’s sudden invasion of Ukraine on Thursday (24th) and triggering war, the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF) has applied to FIFA (FIFA) to postpone the 2022 match with Scotland on the 24th of this month. Qatar World Cup European qualifying play-offs. On the other hand, the Russian Football Federation (RFU) has also made it clear that it will make decisions on FIFA and the European Football Association (UEFA).The ban on the national team and all clubs from participating in the competitions under its jurisdictionappealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which means that there are still considerable variables in the second World Cup at the end of this month.
Ukraine was originally scheduled to visit Scotland on the 24th of this month for a past match. If they win, they will visit the winner of Wales or Austria five days later to compete for a ticket to the 2022 World Cup final week. However, because Ukraine is still deeply involved in the war, most players cannot leave the country, so the Ukrainian Football Association requested that the match be postponed.
According to reports, of the 23 players selected for Ukraine’s last international match, 15 of them played for domestic clubs, and they did not leave after the domestic league was suspended last month. In addition, sources said that the players of the Ukrainian national team are determined to respond to the government’s ban on men between the ages of 18 and 60 from leaving the country, and will not leave their homes and families during the war. Since Ukrainian players have been unable to practice at all since the outbreak of the war, UAF, FIFA and UEFA all believe that it is impractical to continue the competition.
Reports suggest that FIFA is still considering the Ukrainian FA’s request, and sources say that if the situation in Ukraine is eased in the future, the World Cup may be staged in June this year – the schedule for the intercontinental play-offs originally scheduled to be held in Qatar.
On the other hand, the Russian Football Association said on Thursday (3rd) that it would appeal to CAS against FIFA and UEFA’s bans. Under the ban, the Russian national team will not be able to play in the World Cup against Poland later this month. In addition, the Russian women’s football team was not allowed to participate in the final week of the European Championships held in the UK in June this year. Spartak Moscow was also immediately eliminated in the round of 16 of the Europa League, and the opponent RB Leipzig went straight to the semi-finals.
In a statement, the RFU stated that the appeal to CAS will be aimed at the resumption of the men’s and women’s national teams, and will seek compensation from FIFA and UEFA, and request the Court of Arbitration for Sport to deal with it as soon as possible so that the team can play in the next competition. “If the appeal fails, it will seek to impose a ban on the FIFA and UEFA bans, as well as an application to ban Russia from taking part in the competition,” the Russian FA continued in a statement.
FIFA initially only stipulated that Russia could onlyPlaying under the name of the Russian Football Federationnot to display the national flag and play the national anthem, and to play behind closed doors in a neutral position, its decision was criticized, plus the three national teams Poland, the Czech Republic and Sweden, which are in the same group as the Russian men’s football team, all stated that they would not play against Russia. , forced FIFA “U-Turn” to issue a joint statement with UEFA, prohibiting the Russian national team and all Russian clubs from participating in all competitions under the two associations.
Source: Comprehensive foreign media
This article is by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[Ukraine crisis]Ukrainian FA applies for World Cup extension, Russia appeals court of arbitration for sports ban」