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There are plenty of Tottenham Hotspur players out and about across the world during this international break with many fixtures

World Cup preparations are underway for England as Wales and Scotland still look to book their place, while Portugal and Italy still need to secure qualification for this year's tournament

The decision by FIFA on Feb. 28, 2022, to suspend Russia from international competition – a move that could see the national team excluded from the 2022 FIFA World Cup – breaks with a tradition of inaction by soccer’s world governing body over the ethical failings of member states.

At the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, there were sixty-thousand Chinese fans in attendance even though their national team hadn’t qualified for the tournament. By comparison, there were only fifteen-thousand England fans, who eventually saw their team make the Semi-Final stage.