So, despite the full-scale invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine, the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced a sparring with the team of the aggressor country, which should take place on November 19. However, this news instantly aroused the indignation of the world community..

Among those. those who were dissatisfied with the organization of this match were the fans of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who on their Twitter called for a boycott of the game against the aggressor country. Earlier, UEFA announced that they did not object to the duel between the national teams of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Russian Federation. In response, the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF) demands from UEFA and FIFA not to allow the match with the participation of the aggressor country.

In turn, the leaders of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team have already expressed solidarity with Ukraine and announced that they would boycott the friendly match with Russia.

We add that Bosnia and Herzegovina was a rival of the Ukrainian team in the qualifying group for the 2022 World Cup. In Lviv, the teams played a draw (1:1), and on the road, the Ukrainians beat the Balkans (0:2) and won a ticket to the playoffs for the World Cup.

Recall that UEFA extended the " Even in the first days of the full-scale invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine, UEFA and FIFA suspended the clubs and teams of the Russian Federation from participating in tournaments under their auspices. Now UEFA has banned the Russians from participating in competitions in the 2022/23 season..

At the same time, we note that Russia has not yet been expelled from UEFA and FIFA. The decision taken by UEFA on May 2 also does not provide for the deprivation of the aggressor country of membership in the European football organization..

The Russians last played a match in the selection for the 2022 World Cup in November last year. Then they lost to Croatia 0:1.