Defender of Moscow “Spartak” and the Russian national team Georgy Jikia in an interview on the YouTube channel “More Sports” He talked about the exclusion of the national team from international tournaments.
“The situation is quite difficult, but it is necessary to be patient and wait. Yes, it would be interesting to play against Lewandowski. To be honest, I was very surprised by the statements of the Polish national team before the whole situation was resolved. Of course, I think they went a little too far in their statement on this issue” said.
Recall that the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Association of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to exclude all Russian clubs, as well as the Russian national team, from participating in all competitions controlled by these organizations.
Moscow “Spartak” was supposed to play for the first time in 10 years in 1/8 of the Europa League, and the Russian team – in the play-off match of the World Cup with Poland. As a result, the Poles automatically went to the last match, where they overtook Sweden.
The Russian Football Union (RFU) appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) against the participation of the national team in the play-offs, but this objection was not satisfied.
Formerly Stanislav Cherchesov he talked about his demeanor Exclusion of the Russian national team from the play-offs of the 2022 World Cup.