Russia kicked out of 2022 World Cup

FIFA has confirmed that Russia has been kicked out of the 2022 World Cup qualifying series because of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch military strikes in Ukraine.

A statement from FIFA read: “Subsequent to the decision of February 28, 2022 taken jointly with the UEFA Executive Committee to suspend all Russian teams from participation in both FIFA and UEFA competitions until further notice, the Bureau of the FIFA Organising Committee decided that Poland will receive a bye to the final of Path B due to take place on March 29, 2022, in which they will face the winners of the match between Sweden and the Czech Republic.”