Russia's national teams and club teams have been suspended from international competition by both world-governing body FIFA and its European counterpart UEFA in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Russia has been expelled from the 2022 World Cup until further notice. FIFA announced in a joint statement with UEFA
There has been increasing public pressure on FIFA to throw Russia out of the tournament, especially after the International Olympic Committee issued a statement recommending that Russia and Belarus be banned from all competitions. (Belarus has previously been eliminated from World Cup qualifying contention.)
"FIFA and UEFA have today decided together that all Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams , shall be suspended from participation in both FIFA and UEF competitions until further notice," football's global and European governing bodies said.
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