Fifa and Uefa shut down all Russian clubs and national teams from international matches and tournaments.
It is a decision that also affects Sweden, as Sweden would win against the Czech Republic in the World Cup playoff semifinals against the winner between Poland and Russia in a directly decisive match for a place in the Qatar World Cup next winter.
A match that Sweden announced that they did not intend to play.
- It is good that Fifa and Uefa have made the right decision.
Hopefully, the marking can lead to something positive for the Ukrainian people, he says in a statement to SVT Sport, but claims in the next sentence that the decision does not make any major difference in the Swedish preparations for the qualifiers:
- For us, it has always been about preparing us as well as possible for the match against the Czech Republic.
This is where all our focus lies and that work continues now.
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Victor Nilsson Lindelöf, right Photo: Bildbyrån