The president of the Polish Football Association announced Saturday that the national team 'does not intend' to play Russia, while the Swedish Football Association quickly followed suit.
Russia, Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic are in one of three playoff-round groups from which the final three European spots in this year’s World Cup will come. Ten European countries have already clinched their spots in the opening round of UEFA World Cup qualifications.The winner of the scheduled March 29 final between the winners of Russia-Poland and Sweden-Czech Republic would qualify for the World Cup.
These planned boycotts mark another significant move in the soccer world after the Union of European Football Associations that the Champions League final would be moved out of St. Petersburg to Paris in response to the attack on Ukraine. “UEFA wishes to express its thanks and appreciation to French Republic President Emmanuel Macron for his personal support and commitment to have European club football’s most prestigious game moved to France at a time of unparalleled crisis,”
. “Together with the French government, UEFA will fully support multi-stakeholder efforts to ensure the provision of rescue for football players and their families in Ukraine who face dire human suffering, destruction and displacement.”
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