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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by Mr Angry » 28 Feb 2022 18:04

FIFA & UEFA have just announced that they now ARE suspending Russia and all Russian teams from all competitions.

So Spartak Moscow out of the Europa League; Russia's Womens team out of the Women's Euro's and Russia Men's team out of the World Cup qualifier play offs.

Good.

FIFA were totally tone deaf in suggesting that anything else was acceptable.

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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by Loafer » 28 Feb 2022 18:05

All football banned in and including Russian teams.

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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by AthleticoSpizz » 28 Feb 2022 20:46

Mr Angry FIFA & UEFA have just announced that they now ARE suspending Russia and all Russian teams from all competitions.

So Spartak Moscow out of the Europa League; Russia's Womens team out of the Women's Euro's and Russia Men's team out of the World Cup qualifier play offs.

Good.

FIFA were totally tone deaf in suggesting that anything else was acceptable.
indeed…what was even in their heads with that (initial) ‘name change’ punishment (that actually wasn’t).

Good to see an eventual break-out of common sense.

Now just Putin to get that ‘vote of confidence’ from his puppet master.

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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by fartdad » 28 Feb 2022 21:43

Does that mean Russian league football if played are not sanctioned by fifa? I’m guessing they don’t get official officials?

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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by Mr Angry » 01 Mar 2022 09:16

fartdad Does that mean Russian league football if played are not sanctioned by fifa? I’m guessing they don’t get official officials?


Russian League won't be covered by this ban; neither FIFA nor UEFA have jurisdiction over National Leagues (as they don't here; we have the Premier League and the FA running English football).

Where UEFA comes in will be that they won't invite Russian clubs into European competitions next season (much as English teams were banned from Europe after Heysal) or UEFA sanctioned tournaments such as the Men's & Women's Euro's, whilst FIFA govern World football, thus banning Russia from World International tournaments (eg: The World Cup)

The War does throw into some doubt the Scotland v Ukraine play off; I think it will go ahead, and when it does the Ukraine leg will have to be played in a neutral Country.


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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by Silver Fox » 01 Mar 2022 10:33

Lucky there's no Ukraine leg really :P

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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by Mr Angry » 08 Mar 2022 08:58

Both the Scotland v Ukraine and Wales v Austria Play Off games, scheduled for later this Month, have now been postponed.

With the situation as it is in Ukraine not likely to change in the near future, I wonder if they may decide to withdraw from the tournament.

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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by Silver Fox » 08 Mar 2022 09:53

It seems inevitable really, how long do FIFA, Scotland, Wales and Austria wait?

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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by Mr Angry » 08 Mar 2022 16:34

Theoretically, they could wait until September, but that wouldn't be fair on the team that ends up going through as they would struggle to sort out hotels, training facilities etc.

There is a Nations League window in June which could be used, even though its a UEFA competition rather than a FIFA one, and ironically, Scotland are due to be playing Ukraine in that competition on June 7th, so that makes the most sense.


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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by Green » 08 Mar 2022 21:23

If anything they should be given a bye.

But not sure how that works in practice, and can't see the nazis at UEFA going for it either.

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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by Zip » 08 Mar 2022 22:10

Silver Fox It seems inevitable really, how long do FIFA, Scotland, Wales and Austria wait?


Wales v Austria is going ahead.

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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by Silver Fox » 09 Mar 2022 08:03

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Silver Fox It seems inevitable really, how long do FIFA, Scotland, Wales and Austria wait?


Wales v Austria is going ahead.


Indeed, but Austria will still have to wait for the final

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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by Zip » 09 Mar 2022 11:00

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Silver Fox It seems inevitable really, how long do FIFA, Scotland, Wales and Austria wait?


Wales v Austria is going ahead.


Indeed, but Austria will still have to wait for the final


I’m very disappointed in you Silver McFox.


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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by Silver Fox » 09 Mar 2022 11:03

LOLz, I'd hope you'd expect nothing less!!

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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by LUX » 18 Mar 2022 08:01

Cook Islands out.

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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by Ascotexgunner » 20 Mar 2022 20:06

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Wales v Austria is going ahead.


Indeed, but Austria will still have to wait for the final


I’m very disappointed in you Silver McFox.


TBF I've waited all my life to see Wales make a WC but I just don't care. I just can't get up for this. Normally I'm a bag of nerves but this WC is just so wrong morally and ethically. I won't watch it but if f*cking Scotland make it through I'll give the lads my full support to stop those cheating tossers getting there.

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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by Loafer » 20 Mar 2022 23:10

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Indeed, but Austria will still have to wait for the final


I’m very disappointed in you Silver McFox.


TBF I've waited all my life to see Wales make a WC but I just don't care. I just can't get up for this. Normally I'm a bag of nerves but this WC is just so wrong morally and ethically. I won't watch it but if f*cking Scotland make it through I'll give the lads my full support to stop those cheating tossers getting there.

I don't believe as a football fan, people who say they won't watch the world Cup, won't watch it.

I just couldn't not watch it as a fan of the game.

Also in that case people who say that, I assume they don't use or indulge in anything by a company that has ever done anything bad or morally bankrupt?

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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by Winston Biscuit » 24 Mar 2022 11:31

Japan just qualified a few minutes ago beating Australia 2-0 with goals in the 89th and 94th minutes

Australia now can't qualify automatically and need to go through the play offs to get in

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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by Stranded » 24 Mar 2022 15:00

Winston Biscuit Japan just qualified a few minutes ago beating Australia 2-0 with goals in the 89th and 94th minutes

Australia now can't qualify automatically and need to go through the play offs to get in


2 rounds of play-offs. Likely face the UAE next with the winner playing 5th from South America - which will likely be one of Uruguay, Peru or Chile.

Tough path.

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Re: World Cup 2022 qualifying begins

by Winston Biscuit » 24 Mar 2022 17:17

quite looking forward to these play offs tonight

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