MOSCOW, Mar 29 Poland beat Sweden in the final match of Path B play-off mini-tournament for getting into the 2022 World Cup. The meeting in Chorzow, Poland ended in a 2-0 victory for the hosts. Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring in the 49th minute of the meeting with a penalty kick, and in the 72nd minute Piotr Zeliński scored the second goal. Dynamo midfielder Sebastian Szymanski played the entire match, and Grzegorz Krychowiak, who suspended the contract with Krasnodar, entered the field at the beginning of the second half. world, but the meeting was canceled due to sanctions against the Russian team. Earlier, FIFA and UEFA issued a joint statement according to which Russian teams and clubs were suspended from participation in all international competitions for an indefinite period due to the situation in Ukraine. The Russian Football Union (RFU) filed appeals with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decisions of the Bureau of the FIFA Council and the UEFA Executive Committee. On March 18, CAS denied the RFU's request to suspend the FIFA ban on the participation of Russian teams in tournaments under the auspices of the organization until the decision is fully appealed. The World Cup in Qatar will be held from November 21 to December 18.
