Russia is isolated from football.
The Ukrainian Football Association supported our team after the defeat of Wales and made fun of Russia.
“You did everything to give hope and be proud of your game on the football field in this difficult time for Ukraine! Thanks to Oleksandr Vasyliovych Petrakov and his team. You took the team in a situation where almost no one believed that we could claim a way out. to the final stage of the 2022 World Cup, and gave us hope. We lost the battle, but did not lose the war. We have a lot of matches ahead … And how many games do you have, the Russian team? ” – written on the UAF Facebook page.
< p>It will be recalled that the national team of Ukraine lost to Wales with a score of 0: 1 in the final match of the playoffs at the 2022 World Cup. Thus, our team failed to get to the World Cup in Qatar.
On February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement about a special military operation in Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities.
After that, UEFA excluded Russian clubs from the European Cups, and the Russian national team was deprived of the right to play in the playoffs of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
2023 Next season, Russian teams will not be able to take part in the European Cups, the UEFA Nations League, the U21 European Championship, the Women's Euro 2022, and the 2023 Women's World Cup qualifiers.
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Earlier it was reported that FIFA removed from the 2022 World Cup promo all mentions of Russia .
