FIFA have confirmed that they have disqualified Russia from World Cup qualification. 😲 Read more here! ➡️
The world football organising body has taken a firm decision to remove Russia from Europe's World Cup qualifying playoffs where they were set to take on Poland, whose federation had threatened to boycott the fixture.
The North European country has come under fire following their military's bombing of neighbours Ukraine - an act that has since been condemned by various governments and football associations.On Tuesday, FIFA released a statement announcing their elimination of the hosts of the 2018 edition of the tournament.
"Subsequent to the decision of 28 February 2022 taken jointly with the UEFA Executive Committee to suspend all Russian teams from participation in both FIFA and UEFA competitions until further notice, the Bureau of the FIFA Organising Committee decided that Poland will receive a bye to the final of Path B due to take place on 29 March 2022, in which they will face the winners of the match between Sweden and the Czech Republic.
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