The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday refused to suspend FIFA’s restriction on Russia participating in the playoffs for the 2022 World Cup finals over the invasion of Ukraine. CAS, sport’s top court, is still to run on the legal basis of the ban, yet a decision isn’t expected for several weeks at least.
“The challenged decision remains in force and all Russian teams and clubs continue to be suspended from participation in FIFA competitions. The CAS arbitration proceedings continue,” the court said in a statement.
The Football Union of Russia had appealed against the suspension, wanting to gain permission to permit Russia to face Poland in a World Cup playoff that was due to have been played on March 24.