Russia may be allowed to football Euro 2024. UEFA gave the first signal

Alexander GovorovSport correspondentAll materialsThe isolation of the Russian national football team may be shorter than we thought. The friendly match with the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina was approved by UEFA, and this is the first signal that our team may soon return to the world stage and play in the qualification for the European Championship-2024. Why the match with Bosnia is a breakthrough difficult conditions. The clubs were expelled from European competition, and the national team was not allowed to play the play-offs for reaching the World Cup in Qatar. Then the team of Valery Karpin looked, if not a favorite, then certainly had a good chance of getting to the world championship. Almost six months have passed since then, and the situation has not changed. The International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) have made it clear that they do not plan to return Russia to their family. Our appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) was also rejected. Everyone has already forgotten about the World Cup. But after all, the selection for the European Championship 2024 should begin soon. And here are the first signs that things may not be so bad. The Russian team was allowed to play with the team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a very strong European team. People like Edin Dzeko and Miralem Pjanic play there, for example. And the fact that the Bosnians will come to St. Petersburg speaks volumes. The meeting will take place not somewhere on a neutral field, but in the northern capital of Russia. Moreover, it was the Bosnians who were the first to officially announce this. Obviously they couldn't do it without consulting UEFA. It would be just stupid. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, they certainly understand what the match with Russia in St. Petersburg could theoretically threaten them with. They had no reason to agree to this if they had not received the go-ahead from UEFA. Even if they were offered a fabulous fee for this game in the RFU, it would still make no sense in the future. Too many problems.