MOSCOW, Sep 20 Poland national football team striker Robert Lewandowski received a gift from the ex-captain and coach of the Ukrainian national team Andriy Shevchenko a captain's armband in the colors of the Ukrainian flag and can play in it in the matches of the World Cup in Qatar. Levandovsky on his Instagram (Meta activity (social networks Facebook and Instagram) is banned in Russia as extremist) published a joint photo with Shevchenko at the moment of handing over the armband, which he signed: «Thank you, Andrey. It was nice to see you! It will be an honor for me to bring this captain's armband in the colors of the flag of Ukraine to the World Cup.» The Polish team was supposed to play the Russian team in the semifinals on March 24 in Moscow play-off tournament for reaching the finals of the World Cup, however, the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) suspended Russian teams and clubs from participating in all international international competitions for an indefinite period. The Poles automatically reached the final of the “joints”, beat the Swedish team (2:0) and made it to the World Cup. The Ukrainian team lost to the Wales team in the play-off final for the right to play at the World Cup in Qatar. The World Championship will be held from November 20 to December 18. The Polish national team will play in the same group with the national teams of Argentina, Mexico and Saudi Arabia.
