Asian football expert Gairat Khasbiullin told that according to his data, the transfer from the Russian Football Union (RFU) to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has not yet been agreed.
RFU president Alexander Dyukov said last week that the final decision on a possible transfer to the AFC would be made on December 27. Until the 31st, the RFU has time to apply for the Russian team to have time to participate in the qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Later it became known that the vote of the RFU executive committee on this question had again been postponed and should take place before the end of the year.
– According to my information, inside information, none of the Russian officials in Qatar approached the leaders of the Asian Confederation (AFC), representatives of countries other than Uzbekistan, with such a question. Because you must first seek the opinion of the AFC. In other words, are they ready to accept Russia, are the AFC countries ready to vote for the admission of Russia? Because we see that you are actively discussing the transition, and the position, in my opinion, has not yet been agreed with the Asian countries. I think there are countries that are not very happy about Russia coming to Asia. The same Japan, Australia, South Korea are pro-Western countries. Therefore, the same problems you encountered at UEFA can arise at the AFC. No one guarantees that they are waiting for you here and will immediately allow you to participate in tournaments. And everyone will agree,” Khasbiullin said on .
– 47 members of the AFC must vote at the congress without fail. In other words, the majority should accept you. The next congress will take place in February in Bahrain. As a result, you probably won’t have time for it. If you choose the path to Asia, your fate will be decided at the AFC congress in Tashkent in September. And what about the fact that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place in July or August. As a result, you don’t have time yet again,” Khasbiullin added.
Source : MatchTV
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