War conflict in Ukraine mixed cards in the football world: Will Slovakia replace Russia in the playoffs for the World Cup 2022?
Nothing is out of the question. Not even the fact that the Slovak national football team will play against a playoff to advance to the Polish victories in Qatar. The Poles were originally supposed to take on Russia, but the World Football Federation (FIFA) excluded them from another competition due to the invasion of Ukraine. And it was the Slovaks who finished third behind the Russians in last year’s qualification, so the question is whether they would not replace them!
The vision of how the barrage matches for the World Cup in Qatar will take place is still unclear. The Russia-Poland meeting was originally scheduled to take place on March 24, but the first-named team was expelled from the aggression in Ukraine. The winner of this duel then had to deal with the advancing from the match Sweden – Czech Republic. The question therefore comes to the fore whether the Poles will advance without a fight or whether the barrage will be supplemented by another representation. In this case, Slovakia, which finished third in the qualification behind Russia, could also be considered.
“It simply came to our notice then. I can still enter the order in the League of Nations. So there are more of those indicators. FIFA and UEFA will decide. We communicate and try to find out what the situation is, but the decision on the form of the barracks goes beyond us, and we do not even know what time horizon it will decide, “ The president of the Slovak Football Association, Ján Kováčik, spoke for Nový Čas. In the playoff period, the Slovak national football team has a planned training camp, which also includes two matches with Norway (March 25) and Finland (March 29).
“However, if we were to play play, it is not a problem to change everything. That would, of course, take precedence. I did not talk to the national team coach Štefan Tarkovič on this topic, because there is no reason yet. FIFA and UEFA are dealing with matters operatively, we will see how it turns out. ” added the head of Slovak football.
BAROQUE OPPORTUNITIES:
– Poland will advance without a fight.
– Slovakia will replace Russia.
– Based on the League of Nations, Hungary will play against Poland.
– Mini-tournament between the Czech Republic, Poland and Sweden.