On 28th February 2022, as a consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine four days earlier, FIFA and UEFA decided to suspend all Russian teams from FIFA’s competitions. The far most important consequence of the decision was that Russia’s representative team was eliminated from the FIFA World Cup 2022.

In a media release from the Court of Arbitration for Sport 18 March 2022, CAS confirmed that the President of CAS’ Appeals Arbitration Division had rejected the request filed by the Football Union of Russia (FUR) to stay, for the duration of the CAS proceedings, the execution of the FIFA Council’s decision to to suspend all Russian teams and clubs from participation in its competitions.