DAMS. Because of the war between Russia and Ukraine, Fifa has requested that Russia play the play-offs under a neutral banner.
[Mis à jour le 28 février 2022 à 08h37] Several nations have called for Russia’s exclusion from the 2022 World Cup due to the war in Ukraine. After several days of reflection and despite requests from Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic, Fifa has decided to let the Russian team compete, but requires that the latter play on neutral ground, neutral banner and without a national anthem. In its press release, Fifa specifies “to continue the dialogue with the International Olympic Committee, UEFA and other sports organizations to decide on additional measures, including a potential exclusion from competitions”. This decision has not yet been accepted by Poland, which still refuses to play the game. “Fifa’s decision is unacceptable to us. Our position remains the same: the Poland national team will NOT play against Russia in the play-offs, regardless of the name displayed by the Russian team.”
Unlike Europe, the Africa zone cannot send teams directly to the World Cup. All nations will have to pass a 3rd round in the form of a home and away match. Here is the complete draw for the Africa zone play-offs for the 2022 World Cup, made this Saturday in Cameroon:
- Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo – Morocco
- Cameroon – Algeria
- Mali – Tunisia
- Egypt – Senegal
- Ghana – Nigeria
eWhat is the draw for play-offs in Europe?
The draw for path A:
- Scotland – Ukraine
- Wales – Austria
The draw for path B
- Russia – Poland
- Sweden – Czech Republic
The draw for path C
- Italy – North Macedonia
- Portugal – Turkey
What is the play-off schedule?
After the draw and the separation of the twelve teams into three ways, the matches will be played next March. Here is the schedule:
Semi-finals (Thursday March 24)
- Track A
- Scotland – Ukraine (8:45 p.m.)
- Wales – Austria (8:45 p.m.)
- Path B (Thursday March 24)
- Russia – Poland (8:45 p.m.)
- Sweden – Czech Republic (8:45 p.m.)
- Lane C (Thursday, March 24)
- Italy – North Macedonia (8:45 p.m.)
- Portugal – Turkey (8:45 p.m.)
Finals (Tuesday March 29)
- Track A
- Wales or Austria – Scotland or Ukraine (8:45 p.m.)
- Track B
- Russia or Poland – Sweden or Czech Republic (8:45 p.m.)
- C-track
- Portugal or Turkey – Italy or North Macedonia (8:45 p.m.)
Dates of dams in Africa
- Thursday, March 24
- Egypt – Senegal
- Friday, March 25
- Mali – Tunisia
- Ghana – Nigeria
- Cameroon – Algeria
- DR Congo – Morocco
- Tuesday, March 29
- Senegal – Egypt
- Nigeria – Ghana
- Tunisia – Mali
- Algeria – Cameroon
- Morocco – DR Congo