Russia therefore remains banned from international competitions until further notice, after the CAS decision, rendered on Friday.
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The Russian team remains excluded from the qualifying play-offs for the 2022 World Cup, which will take place at the end of March, after the rejection on Friday March 18 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) of the Russian Federation’s request to suspend sanctions from Fifa. . Russian football clubs, as well as its selection, therefore remain banned from international competitions until further notice.
This decision, similar to that rendered on Tuesday March 15 concerning UEFA’s sanctions, does not prejudge the future judgment of the sports justice on the merits of the dispute, which is not expected for at least several weeks.
“As a result, the contested decision remains in effect and all Russian teams and clubs continue to be suspended from participation in FIFA competitions. CAS arbitration proceedings continue. A panel of arbitrators is in Court of Constitution and the parties exchange written submissions. No hearing has yet been scheduled”, said the statement of the instance.
Already, the refusal to grant the Russian appeal a suspensive effect clears the skies of world football for the next few weeks, and deprives Sbornaïa of its chances of winning a ticket for the Qatari tournament (November 21-December 18) . Hosts of the last Men’s World Cup, where they had climbed to the quarter-finals, the Russians were to meet the Poles on March 24 in Moscow.
As decided by Fifa, Poland is therefore directly qualified for the final of the play-offs, on March 29, against the winner of Sweden-Czech Republic. The CAS spared a huge headache for the football body, since Poles, Swedes and Czechs refused whatever happened to face the Russians, exposing themselves to such inevitable sanctions – in view of the statutes of Fifa – that politically delicate.