Recently, FIFA made a heavy official announcement that Poland won without a fight and directly advanced to the final of the play-offs. The Russian team was supposed to be their opponent, but the Russian team had previously been banned and was not allowed to participate in the play-offs, so Poland won without a fight and easily advanced to the final. In addition, FIFA also announced that the play-off match for the Ukrainian team has been postponed until June, when the Ukrainian team will play against Socla.
The World Cup in Qatar is now in the play-off stage, with a single-elimination system. Both Russia and Ukraine made it to the play-offs, though not in the same group. The Russian team was divided into Group B, with Poland as the winner of the final against Sweden and the Czech Republic. In the last World Cup, the Russian team successfully played in the quarterfinals and became the top 8 team of the previous year, they should have continued to impact the World Cup this time, but they did not expect to be blocked out of the door now, becoming victims, and confirmed to be expelled from the Qatar World Cup.
Poland earned it, the Russian team was banned, Poland won without a fight, and directly advanced to the group final. Poland is ranked 28th in the world, and this time the group stage with Russia should have been a close match, but it is not expected that it can easily advance to the final now. Moreover, Poland is still waiting for the winner between Sweden and the Czech Republic to come out, and I wonder if Poland can seize the opportunity to advance to the group final this time?
Ukraine, another group, was taken care of, and their match against Sogra was postponed to June. The tournament was supposed to be held soon, but given the situation in Ukraine, FIFA had to postpone it. Not long ago, Francesco Barranca, chairman of the Ethics Committee of the Ukrainian Football Association, claimed that Ukraine should directly qualify for the World Cup in Qatar and no longer have to participate in the play-offs. Of course! Such a request was still rejected by FIFA.
In fact, for the Ukrainian team, although the game time was postponed, it was very difficult for them to qualify, after all, in the group stage, Ukraine only got 2 wins and 6 draws, and it was difficult to beat Sogra. And now in a situation like this in Ukraine, it is difficult to prepare for war. However, compared with Russia, the Ukrainian team at least has a chance to win, and it is still unknown whether the Russian team was directly banned and when it will be able to participate.