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Sports Illustrated
By Andrew Gastelum Poland, Czech Republic and Sweden have announced they will not travel to Russia for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers due to the country’s ongoing military escalation. View the original article to see embedded media. The Poland, Czech Republic and Sweden soccer federations have issued a joint statement saying they will “not consider traveling to Russia” for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers given the current conflict in Ukraine. On March 24, Russia and Poland are set to meet in Moscow as part of the new UEFA World Cup qualifying playoff format that features three four-team b…