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Polish FA fume at FIFA's decision over Russia after announcing they will boycott games

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Russia despite sanctions on the country being imposed by FIFA. On Sunday, FIFA ruled that instead of an outright ban, Russia will not be able to play in their home nation and the team must compete under the name “Football Union of Russia, while there will be no flags or anthems allowed at their games.

But in a statement, the Poland FIFA has once again stressed that they will not be taking part in any match with the national currency at war with Ukraine.

Cezary Kulesza, Polish FA chief, wrote on Twitter after the announcement: “FIFA's decision today is unacceptable to us. In the situation of war in Ukraine, we are not interested in the game of appearances.

Our position remains unchanged: the national team Polish will not play against Russia in the play-off match, regardless of the name of the Russian team.”The Poland FA statement read: “The Polish Football Association inform that as a result of the brutal aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and the war that continues there, we do not see any possibility of competing with the Russian national team in play-off matches for promotion to the World Cup in Qatar in 2022 regardless of the name of the team consisting of Russian footballers and the place of the match.“In the face of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which was condemned almost all over the world, this is the only decision we can make.

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