The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) confirmed that the decision on the admission of Russian youth teams to international tournaments has been canceled RIA News.
“The issue was removed from the agenda of the executive board. “It was not possible to find a technical solution that would allow Russian teams to compete,” UEFA said.
In the spring of 2022, FIFA and UEFA decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team, as well as all Russian clubs, in all competitions controlled by these organizations. The national team played only friendly matches. In October, the Russians will face Cameroon and Kenya.
UEFA President Aleksandar Čeferin announced that the Russian U-17 women’s and men’s national teams will return to international matches on 26 September. On 8 October, The Independent reported that UEFA may reconsider this decision.
The last official match played by the Russian national team was the match against Croatia in the autumn of 2021. Then the Russians lost with a score of 0:1.
Previously Valery Karpin didn’t ignore it The Russian national team will return to tournaments in the near future.
Source: Gazeta
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