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Updated: February 24, 2022

Poland, Czech, Sweden Call On FIFA To Move World Cup Qualifiers From Russia

By Oladimeji Balogun
February 24, 2022
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Giovanni Infantino FIFA President

Football federations of Poland, the Czech Republic and Sweden on Thursday released a joint statement calling on world football governing body FIFA to move World Cup qualifying play-off ties due to be played next month away from Russia.

The three countries said in a letter to world football's governing body that the play-off matches scheduled for late March "should not be played in the territory of the Russian Federation".

Russia are due to host Poland in a play-off semifinal on March 24. Should they win, they would then host the Czech Republic or Sweden five days later to decide who qualifies for the World Cup in Qatar.