MOSCOW, Feb 27 The Czech team refused to play against the Russian team in the play-offs for entering the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, according to the website of the Czech Football Association. in the message. The Russian team is due to play against the Poles on March 24 in Moscow in the semi-finals of the play-off tournament. In the other semi-final, the teams of Sweden and the Czech Republic will meet. The winner of the tournament will qualify for the World Championship, which will be held from November 21 to December 18 in Qatar. On Saturday, the national teams of Poland and Sweden refused to hold a play-off against the Russian team due to the situation in Ukraine. On Thursday, the national teams of Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic made a joint announcement that they did not intend to play qualification matches for the 2022 World Cup in Russia due to the aggravation of Russian-Ukrainian relations.