UEFA have issued further sanctions on Russia which will include the ban of their Women’s Team from competing at 2022 UEFA Women’s Euros.
This decision means that Russia won’t be eligible to participate in the 13th edition of the UEFA Women’s Euros, where they were originally set to play in Group C alongside Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland.
UEFA have therefore ruled that Portugal who lost to Russia in the Qualifying play-offs will now advance and replace Russia in the main tournament, so here are how the groups now look for this summer’s Euros which will be hosted in England.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| England | Germany | Netherlands | France |
| Austria | Denmark | Sweden | Italy |
| Norway | Spain | Portugal | Belgium |
| Northern Ireland | Finland | Switzerland | Iceland |
In regards to Russia’s Qualifying campaign for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, UEFA have decided to ban them from further participation and Group E will continue with five teams compromising of; Denmark, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Malta and Azerbaijan.
Russia’s results in the group have consequently been declared null and void with Denmark declared Group E winners, which means that they will automatically advance to next summer’s World Cup.
UEFA have also confirmed sanctions for Russia’s Men National Team which will see them banned from contesting 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, where they were set to face Iceland, Israel and Albania in Group B2 and will therefore be relegated to League C at end of the Group Stage.
Russia’s Under-21s have meanwhile been ejected from Qualifying for 2023 UEFA U21s Euros, which means that Group C will now contain the following five teams; Spain, Slovakia, Malta, Lithuania and Northern Ireland.
Russian clubs are also not permitted to participate in UEFA competitions next season with the entry rules adjusted to ensure minimal disruption to the tournament formats across both men and women’s competitions.
Euro 2028 & 32 Bids Ruled Ineligible
UEFA have also determined that the bids to host UEFA Euro 2028 and Euro 2032 are ineligible in line with Article 16.02 of the Bid Regulations UEFA Finals and Final Phrases, which clarified that each bidder shouldn’t behave in a manner destined to bring any part of UEFA or rival bidders into disrepute.
Russia’s indefinite suspension also made it impossible to justify accepting any bid in order to avoid going against the decision of UEFA Executive Committee in late February, which suspended all Russian representative teams and clubs from participation in UEFA competitions until further notice.
UK will now battle Turkey for the rights to host UEFA Euro 2028 in a straight fight between the two countries.
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