MOSCOW, February 22, Vasily Bogdanov. RFU sports director Andrey Leksakov said, that the Polish side did not apply to the Russian football authorities with a request to reschedule the semi-final play-off match for a ticket to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Earlier, the Polish newspaper Sport reported that the Polish Football Association (PZPN) intends to apply to the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) with a request to reschedule play-off from Moscow. It is noted that such a desire is dictated by the situation with Russia's recognition of the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. The Polish side believes that «holding the match in Moscow may not be safe.» According to the source, a change in the venue of the meeting is unlikely. At the same time, Polish Minister of Sports Kamil Bortnichuk announced his desire to hold the match “at least on neutral territory.” “This issue is not even discussed in the RFU, therefore there is nothing much to comment on. We are all preparing for the match at the VTB Arena. Did the Polish side apply to the RFU with a request to reschedule the meeting? In any case, I don’t know anything about such requests,» Leksakov said. 2022 in Qatar. In the semi-finals, the team of Valery Karpin will host the Polish team on March 24, in case of victory, it will meet with the strongest in the match between the teams of Sweden and the Czech Republic.
