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– Russia has been banned from qualification for Euro 2024 following the invasion of Ukraine, Uefa has confirmed.
– The country and its clubs have been banned from Uefa and Fifa competitions since the conflict began in February.
– The qualifying draw for Euro 2024, which will be hosted by Germany, will take place in Frankfurt on 9 October.
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– Russia appealed against the bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), however these were dismissed in July.
– The initial decision to ban Russian teams was made by Uefa’s executive committee on 28 February 2022 and then upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 15 July.
– In a statement, Uefa added: “Russia is therefore not included in the Uefa European Football Championship 2022-24 qualifying draw.”
🏆 🇩🇪 The qualifying system for #EURO2024 has been finalised. Hosts Germany qualify automatically, with 53 nations vying for the other 23 places.
🔟 group winners and 10 runners-up qualify for the finals.
3️⃣ spots decided by play-offs in March 2024.
Full info: ⬇️
— UEFA (@UEFA) September 20, 2022
– Russia has also been banned from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and were removed from March’s qualifying play-offs for the tournament.
– The women’s team were excluded from this summer’s European Championship, with Portugal taking their place.
– The country’s club sides were banned from this season’s Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League with Uefa also ending Russian energy giant Gazprom’s sponsorship deal.
– The 2022 Champions League final was originally set to be played in St Petersburg, but was moved to Paris.
