The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected the appeal of the Russian Football Union to postpone the play-offs as part of the selection for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the press service of the court reports.

This decision was made due to the refusal of the national teams of Poland, the Czech Republic and Sweden to play with the Russians..

" The integrity of FIFA tournaments in such a case would be seriously undermined,"

Recall that on February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement about conducting a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities..

After that, UEFA excluded Russian clubs from European competitions, and the Russian team was deprived of the right to play in the qualifying play-offs for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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Earlier it was reported that FIFA did not exclude Russia from the organization.