Sports lawyer Ilya Chicherov, in a conversation with, commented on the information that appeared in the media about the intention of the Polish Football Union to ask UEFA to transfer the match of the 2022 World Cup play-off tournament with Russia to a neutral field.
The Polish side allegedly fears for security against the backdrop of Russia's recognition of the independence of the DPR and LPR, although the team's press officer managed to refute this information.
“They have the right to demand anything. Another question is what these requirements are based on. If it's just on the alleged facts of international politics, then I think that it will be quite difficult to achieve this. In principle, the match can really be rescheduled, but it will be out of the ordinary. I don't remember that now.
There are a lot of sporting events tied to this, and there is probably a chance for this, but I would say that this is unlikely to happen. Accordingly, the Champions League final in St. Petersburg, the Formula 1 stage in Sochi, and the biathlon competitions, we have the World Volleyball Championship, the Chess Olympiad scheduled for 2022 - all this can be moved somewhere, but this everything depends on the specific Federation, and each such decision will be unique,” Chicherov said.
The national teams of Russia and Poland will play in the semi-final play-off match of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The game will take place on March 24 at the Dynamo stadium in Moscow. The winner of the pair on March 29 will meet with the strongest in the confrontation between the teams of Sweden and the Czech Republic.
Earlier, a member of the board of directors of Dynamo Moscow, Sergei Stepashin, reacted to information about Poland's unwillingness to play with Russia in Moscow.
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