“FIFA condemns the use of force by Russia in Ukraine and any kind of violence to resolve conflicts. Violence is never a solution and FIFA calls on all parties to restore peace through constructive dialogue”The agency said in an official statement.
And he added: “FIFA also continues to express its solidarity with the people affected by this conflict. With regard to football matters in both Ukraine and Russia, FIFA will continue to monitor the situation and updates in relation to the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qualifying FIFA Qatar 2022 will be communicated in due time”.
In this sense, the president of the entity, Gianni Infantino: “The situation that we all discovered this morning is obviously very tragic and very worrying. We have a duty to look at this matter with caution.”.
Russia must receive Poland on March 24 in the semifinal of the playoff for the World Cup and, if they advance, they would play again as host on the 29th of the same month against Sweden or the Czech Republic, for which the federations of the mentioned countries requested in a joint text that the location of those matches is changed.
“The first game will take place a month from now and we hope that this whole situation will be resolved much sooner, as soon as possible. We strongly believe in it, we have a body that can make decisions at any time. We will make decisions when it is timely”continued the president.
Lastly, he remarked: “We believe that we have to continue monitoring the situation to adopt a decision that we will always make based on our statutes, in which a match can be suspended. In the world there are several countries with conflicts and FIFA has to deal with these situations”.
Source: Ambito
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