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Evening Standard
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Marc Mayo

FIFA forced into action on Ukraine invasion as Russia’s World Cup opponents refuse to face them in play-off

Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic have all announced their intention to refuse to play Russia in their World Cup play-off after the invasion of Ukraine.

Cezary Kulesza, president of the Polish football federation, stated on Saturday morning that his country wants their opponents kicked out of the competition.

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