DOHA, April 1, Yulia Troitskaya. President of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Gianni Infantino said that the fate of the Russian national team depends on the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). «CAS will decide, it all depends on their decision,» Infantino said after the World Cup draw in Doha, while the head of FIFA refused to answer other questions about the Russian team. Earlier, FIFA and UEFA suspended Russian teams and clubs from participating in international competitions for an indefinite period, in connection with which, on March 24, the semifinal meeting of the Russian team with the Polish team did not take place as part of the butt mini-tournament for the right to reach the final part of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The Russian Football Union (RFU) filed appeals with the CAS against the decisions of FIFA and UEFA. The court denied the RFU's request for an expedited procedure for the consideration of the case, and later — the request for the suspension of interim measures in the framework of the case. The head of the RFU Alexander Dyukov reported that CAS should consider the appeals of the RFU against the decisions of FIFA and UEFA in April or May.
