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UEFA and FIFA confirm that the Russian national team remains suspended from international competitions. The decision, originally made in February 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, will now also apply to the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.
According to the Russian newspaper "Sports Expressen", a source from the country's Football Federation has confirmed the continuation of this sanction. This means Russia will not be among the 54 UEFA nations taking part in the qualifiers draw on December 13, where teams will be drawn into 12 groups competing for 16 places in the European Cup. the world.
Under these conditions, this is the third major competition that Russia will miss after being excluded from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the 2024 European Championship in Germany.
A decision, by two of football's highest authorities, which contradicts the ongoing postponements of demands made by the Palestinian Football Federation to exclude the Israel Football Federation from what is happening in the Middle East, between continuous bombing for over 13 months.
Not only in Gaza, but also in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, which currently continues to play international matches, both at club level and at national level with FIFA, which has repeatedly postponed a decision on the subject.
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