At 1:00 a.m. Beijing time on May 3, UEFA official news, the Russian women's football team was tragically removed, they will not participate in the next women's football European Cup, portugal women's football team will be re-qualified.
According to the latest FIFA rankings, the Russian women's football team ranks 25th in the world, and it is also second-rate in Europe. However, the Russian women's football team played a heroic role in the play-offs, beating the Portuguese women's football team 1-0 in two legs to win the European Championship.
The Russian women's football team was originally divided into Group C, with the big favourites The Netherlands and Sweden, as well as the little-known Switzerland. But with the removal of the Russian women's football team, which declared them out of the European Championship, the Portuguese women's football team will replace them.
In fact, before the Russian women's football team was banned, Russian football suffered various blows. First, St. Petersburg was disqualified from hosting the Champions League final, with the Stade de France taking over. Subsequently, Sparta Moscow was removed from the Europa League and rival RB Leipzig automatically advanced to the quarter-finals.
More seriously, the Russian men's soccer team was banned globally, losing the opportunity to participate in the World Cup qualifiers, and the opponent Poland won without a fight. The latter also beat Sweden 2-0 in the play-off final, and Levandows qualified for the World Cup.
According to the schedule, Ukraine will face Scotland on June 1, with the winner taking on Wales for the last World Cup spot in the European zone.
It is more interesting to note that Ukraine has repeatedly applied for the postponement of the date of the World Preliminary Tournament play-offs, and even threatened to strike, on the grounds that the Ukrainian Super League ended early, and the status of most international footballers is not guaranteed, which is not suitable for participation in this case, hoping to obtain direct qualification.
Some football celebrities have also repeatedly called on Wales, Scotland and even England to abstain and let Ukraine directly qualify for the World Cup. However, Wales coach Robert Page has made it clear that the team will strive for World Cup qualification, which means that he refuses to guarantee Ukraine.
It is reported that UEFA not only banned the Russian men's and women's football team completely, but also directly deprived Russia of its bid for euro 2028 and 2032. All in all, Russian football has been completely banned, and it is difficult to gain a foothold in Europe.
In this case, many fans bluntly said that Russia can completely withdraw from UEFA and join the AFC, the club participates in the AFC Champions League, and the national team plays the Asian Cup.