At a time when the European zone play-offs are fiercely competing for The World Cup seat, the Russian national team that has been banned by FIFA can only be reduced to spectators, and the Russian Football Association is not idle, is seeking a new way out, the direction is to consider Leaving The European Union and entering Asia, learning from Australia to join the AFC Association, participating in the Asian Cup and the AFC Champions League.
In the early hours of this morning, the Russian media "championat" revealed that the national team and clubs were banned by FIFA globally, and the Russian Football Association considered joining the AFC, so that the Russian national team would participate in the Asian Cup, and the Russian Super League clubs would participate in the AFC Champions League, and also listed the previous Israel joining the AFC after winning the 1964 Asian Cup, and then being boycotted and joining UEFA instead.
As early as early March, another Russian media outlet, the gol.ru, suggested to the Russian Football Association that it could consider applying for membership in the AFC, which may be the only opportunity for the future of Russian football.
Now the Russian national team and clubs are banned from the game, if they do not take the initiative to seek a way out, it will affect the future of the national team and clubs, and the Russian Football Association is also forced to be helpless. Whether it is the national team or the club, Russian football in Asian football will have a great impact and influence.
In 2006, Australia left the Oceania region and chose to join the AFC Association, the national team participated in the Asian Cup and the club participated in the AFC Champions League, and now more than a decade later, Australian football is in decline. Now the Australian men's football team can only participate in the play-offs, and it is basically impossible to play against the South American team, and it is likely to become a World Cup spectator.
Starting from the 2026 World Cup, FIFA will expand to 48 teams, Oceania will be divided into 1 place, Australia may return to the Oceania region, and it is easier to qualify for the World Cup.
Coming and going, it is too difficult for the national football team. Australia's participation in the AFC does have a great impact on asian second-rate teams, including the national football team, especially the World Cup quota, if Russia replaces Australia, the national football team will return to the World Cup even more useless.