KAZAN, February 22, Vadim Kuznetsov. Member of the Executive Committee of the Russian Football Union (RFU) ) Mikhail Gershkovich said that he was confident in holding a play-off game for entering the World Cup between Russia and Poland in Moscow, despite the desire of the Polish side to postpone the game. Earlier, the Polish newspaper Sport reported that the Polish Football Union (PZPN) intends to apply to the Union of European Football associations (UEFA) with a request to reschedule the play-off from Moscow. It is noted that such a desire is dictated by the situation with the recognition of the DNR and LNR. 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.” “I am sure that FIFA will not postpone the game. This is a very powerful organization, it will not even pay attention to these requests. to break the rules and help themselves, since it will be harder for them to play in Russia than on a neutral field,» Gershkovich said.
