Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Fifa president Gianni Infantino next to the World Cup trophy after the 2018 final between France and Croatia in Moscow. Photo: EPA-EFE
Qatar 2022 World Cup play-off match with Russia ‘almost unthinkable’, Swedish FA boss says after assault on Ukraine
- Wins for Sweden and Russia in play-off group games would mean two sides meeting in Moscow on March 29, with a place at Qatar World Cup at stake
- ‘Our thoughts go to Ukraine … it’s awful. Football should be seen as something of less importance in the middle of this inferno,’ Karl-Erik Nilsson says
