The decision made by UEFA with the Russian national team for Euro 2024

In February of this year Russia invaded Ukraine and desató an enormous bellicose conflict, by what the nation euroasiática received sanctions in almost all the sectors and the sport did not remain extraneous. The nearest antecedent was the disqualification of the Russian selection of the the repechage for the World-wide of Qatar 2022, and in the last hours the UEFA issued a communiqué in which it ratified the suspension of the Russian team for the Eurocopa 2024.

The patronal of the European football issued a communiqué explaining how will carry out the draw for the Eurocopa of Germany 2024, and confirmed that Russia will not form part of the competition. "All the Russian selections are at present suspended after the decision of the Executive Committee of the UEFA of 28 February 2022, that besides was confirmed by the Court of Sportive Arbitration on 15 July 2022. Therefore, Russia is not included in the draw of the phase of classification for the Championship of Europe of the UEFA 2022/24", expressed.

The Selection of Russia does not contest an official party since it fell by the minimum in Croatia to finals of the 2021, defeat that besides condemned it to play the repechage for the World-wide. Nevertheless, on 24 February, with the start of the "special military operation", prevented him confront in Moscow to Poland, that will play the World-wide after defeating to Sweden in the last phase of the repechage, sharing group beside Argentina, Mexico and Saudi Arabia.

After a call of the president of the UEFA, Ceferin, to the prime minister ucranio Zelenski was the news the previous day to the Executive Committee, the UEFA left to the Russians out of his continental competition of selections. "All the Russian teams are at present suspended after the decision of the Executive Committee of the UEFA of 28 February 2022 that it was confirmed by the Court of Sportive Arbitration on 15 July 2022. Therefore, Russia is not included in the draw clasificatorio", said the UEFA in that moment.

The euro, in looks it

Like this, 53 national associations participate in the draw of classification that will distribute to the participants in the ten groups, seven groups of five teams and three groups of six teams. The ten winners of group and the ten runners-up of group classify for the final tournament. The three remaining places will decide through the play-offs that will play in March of 2024. The 53 teams participants will classify in accordance with the general classification of the UEFA Nations League 2022/23 and will divide in seven bass drums.