As requested by the Ukrainian Football Associationthe FIFA communicated the postponement of the match between the Scottish and Ukrainian teams, corresponding to the qualifying playoff for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, according to the BBC.
The scenario of the war that the Ukrainian country is experiencing against Russia forced FIFA to make the decision to postpone the match.
Now it remains to be seen whether the match between Austria-Wales, from which the other team will play for a place in the World Cup with the winner of Scotland-Ukraine, will also be postponed.
Although the draw for the final phase will take place on April 1 in Doha, it is possible that the postponed matches will be played in June, according to those close to FIFA, since the Qatar World Cup will start on November 21.
Russia appeals to the TAS
The Russian Football Union (FUR) initiated a legal action against the exclusion of the teams and those selected from their country from all international tournaments imposed by FIFA and UEFA as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
It was announced by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS) of Lausanne, Switzerland, to which the FUR resorted to achieve, among other things, that the soccer team can face Poland in one of the duels of key B of the Playoffs of the Qualifiers European competitions to Qatar 2022 completed by Sweden and the Czech Republic, the ANSA news agency reported.
Russia was due to host Poland on March 24, the same day the Czech Republic will visit Sweden to define the other finalist for one of the three playoff tickets to Qatar.
Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic have already anticipated their refusal to confront Russia after the invasion of Ukraine.
Source: Ambito
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