UEFA will allow Russia and Ukraine to play with each other at Euro 2016 – RBC

UEFA will allow Russia and Ukraine to play with each other on the Euro 2016

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UEFA is not going to raise the national teams of Russia and Ukraine to the group stage draw finals of the European Football Championship 2016, which will be held in France.

This was stated by a member of the UEFA executive committee Frantisek Lavrinets, reports A P. He believes that the meeting between Russia and Ukraine is possible on neutral territory, for example, in France.

In July last year, UEFA decided to prevent matches between representatives of Russia and Ukraine in all the continental tournaments level of clubs and national teams of a complex political situation. In accordance with the decision of UEFA working group on emergency teams from Russia and Ukraine at the draw on different pairs of divorce.

«If both teams successfully pass the qualification, I do not see any obstacles to their getting into one group European Championship finals, “- said Lavrinets.

The draw for the finals of Euro 2016 will be held on December 12, 2015 in Paris. Teams of Russia and Ukraine after four rounds of qualifying tournament in their groups occupy third place.

To exit directly to the European Championship must take one of the two first places in the group. The top eight teams from those that take in the group qualifying tournament third place play-offs.

Let us add that in the quarter-finals of the Europa League this season came three clubs from Russia and Ukraine – St. Petersburg “Zenith”, Kiev “Dynamo” and Dnepropetrovsk “Dnepr”. In the course of the tournament during the drawing of lots UEFA whenever bred them for different pairs. Whether this practice in the semi-finals draw, UEFA has not yet decided.