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Russia is participating partially in international soccer by being included in the draw for the boys' Under-15 World Cup festival, which FIFA announced on Friday. This marks Russia's return since its exclusion from FIFA and UEFA competitions following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In this tournament, Russia is grouped with five other teams including Turkey and will compete against 190 others in Azerbaijan starting October 24; however, it remains excluded from major European competitions due to ongoing sanctions related to the war.
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Russia made a partial return to international soccer after being included in the draw for the boys' Under-15 World Cup festival announced by FIFA on Friday. Since February 2022, Russia has been excluded from FIFA and UEFA competitions following its full military invasion of Ukraine. However, last December, Russia was invited to participate in the under-15 tournament along with all of FIFA’s 211 member federations, marking a slight easing of sanctions. In the draw, Russia was grouped with Turkey, Afghanistan, Djibouti, Sierra Leone, and Sudan for the inaugural tournament being hosted by Azerbaijan next month. This inclusion came after multiple European federations stated they would not play against Russian opponents, leading to FIFA's decision which was upheld at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Despite this partial return, there are currently no prospects of Russian teams participating in the European Championships or Champions Leagues.
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Russia is making a partial return to international soccer after being included in the draw for the boys’ Under-15 World Cup festival announced Friday by FIFA.
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Russia → make → FIFA
Russia has been excluded from FIFA and UEFA competitions since the full military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, but was invited to the under-15 tournament last December — along with all of FIFA’s 211 member federations — in the first easing of its ban.
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Russia → exclude → ban
In the draw, Russia was grouped with Turkey, Afghanistan, Djibouti, Sierra Leone and Sudan for the inaugural tournament being hosted next month by Azerbaijan.
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Russia → group → Azerbaijan
Russia’s exclusion from international soccer was imposed after multiple European federations said their teams would not play against Russian opponents.
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teams → impose → opponents
The ruling by FIFA and UEFA was later upheld at the Court of Arbitration for Sport where the soccer bodies argued they faced chaos in their competitions if Russian teams were allowed to play and future opponents started to boycott fixtures.
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opponents → uphold → fixtures
Poland had said it would not face Russia in a World Cup qualifying playoff scheduled in March 2022.
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There is no current prospect of Russian teams returning to play in the European Championships or Champions Leagues for men and women.
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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has said Russia’s senior teams will not be allowed to return while the war in Ukraine continues.
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Turkey is the only European opponent in Russia’s six-team group at the under-15s event, which features 191 teams and will be played from Oct. 24-30.
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Just 37 of the 55 UEFA member federations were in the draw, with Ukraine not involved.
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Germany and the Netherlands also will not play.
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Germany → play → ?
The United States and North Korea also are missing.
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FIFA aims to give smaller nations games against the world’s best
“The FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival addresses a fundamental challenge in international football: providing meaningful competitive opportunities for nations in which qualifying for FIFA competitions remains an enormous challenge,” the governing body said.
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Teams will be eight-a-side with games played in 20-minute halves on smaller size fields, FIFA said.
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FIFA → play → fields
FIFA has said the first Under-15 World Cup for girls will be played next year and both events are intended to be annual from 2028.
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