FIFA's ban on Russia has been approved!
The International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected Russia's appeal against FIFA's decision that 'the Russian National Football Team cannot compete in World Cup qualifying' and upheld FIFA's decision.
After this decision, it became clear that Russia will not be able to compete at the 2022 World Cup, which will be held in Qatar towards the end of the year.
THE RUSSIAN NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER WAS ANNOUNCED
The Russian National Team recently announced the players who will be assembled in accordance with the selection of coach Valery Karpin.
Goalkeeper: Matvey Safonov (Krasnodar), Anton Shunin (Dynamo Moscow), Alexander Selikhov (Spartak Moscow)
Defensive: Georgy Jikia (Spartak Moscoka), Kirill Zaika Sergey Terekhov (Sochi), Maxim Osipenko (Rostov), Danil Krugovoy, Aleksei Sutormin, Dmitry, Psychiatry (Zenit) Ilya Samoshnikov (Rubin Kazan) Igor Diveev (CSKA Moscow).
Midfield: Dmitry Barinov, Rifat Zhemaletdinov (Lokomotiv Moscow), Vladislav Sarveli, Anton Zinkovsky (KS Samara), the zakharya Arsen, Daniil Fomin (Dynamo Moscow), Alexei Ionov (Krasnodar), Daler Kuzyaev, Andrey Mostovoy Alexander Erokhin (Zenit), Zelimkhan Bakaev (Spartak Moscow), if the player through Danil (Rostov)
Forwards: Fedor Smolov (Dynamo Moscow), Anton Zabolotny (CSKA Moscow), Ivan Sergeev (Zenit)
ARTEM DZYUBA ASKED THE STAFF FOR FORGIVENESS
Artem Dzyuba, the captain and top scorer of the Russian National Team, had asked for his forgiveness from the A National Team squad to be assembled during the period when Russia invaded Ukraine.
Announcing the National Team squad, Russia National Team coach Valery Karpin said of Dzyuba's absence from the squad; "I spoke to him over the weekend. As I understand it, he did not want to be in the squad due to the ongoing difficult situation with Ukraine. He said that many people from his family are Ukrainians and they continue to live there under difficult circumstances. For these reasons, he asked for his forgiveness this time, but promised to return to the squad when this confusion was over." he had spoken.
DZYUBA: I THINK YOUR FRIEND MISUNDERSTOOD ME
These statements by Karpin increased the reaction against Dzyuba in Russia, while Zenit's 33-year-old striker told the Russian press about the matter; "I did not go to the national team for political reasons. I asked for my forgiveness for purely family reasons, but I don't want to give details about it. I think Karpin misunderstood my words or what he said was misspelled."yes," he said.
