The match between Russia, who rank second in the world futsal rankings, and Ukraine, who are placed 11th, will kick off at Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome at 7 p.m. "We have been kept apart for a long time, even at this European Championship, to ensure we don't play each other before the semi-finals.” "The political background of this match cannot be ignored," said Emil Aliyev, the president of the Russian futsal association. The miniature 5-a-side football format will see the two nations - who have been deliberately kept apart by the UEFA since Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea - face each other in a major football tournament for the first time in 14 years.
Russia are set to face Ukraine in the semi-final of the Futsal Euro 2022 competition Friday in what is set to be a heated match between the pair.
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