FIFA World Cup 2022: Poland cuts Russia-based player out of Qatar plans

The full back, Maciej Rybus, was with Lokomotiv Moscow last season and stayed with the team after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Published : Jun 20, 2022 21:04 IST , WARSAW

The 32-year-old (in red) signed a new two-year contract with Spartak Moscow on June 11.
The 32-year-old (in red) signed a new two-year contract with Spartak Moscow on June 11.
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The 32-year-old (in red) signed a new two-year contract with Spartak Moscow on June 11.

Poland won't consider defender Maciej Rybus in its plans for the World Cup in Qatar after he signed a new contract with a Russian club.

The Polish soccer federation said on Monday coach Czeslaw Michniewicz told Rybus that he would be left out of the squad for Nations League games in September and out of Poland's plans for the World Cup because of his “current club situation.”

The full back was with Lokomotiv Moscow last season and stayed with the team after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He signed a new two-year contract with Spartak Moscow on June 11.

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Rybus has played 66 times for Poland, most recently in November, and was in the squad for the last World Cup in 2018 and last year's European Championship.

There was no word from the federation on two other national players who have contracts with Russian clubs.

Midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak of FC Krasnodar and Sebastian Szymanski are still covered by existing contracts signed before the invasion, and Krychowiak moved on loan to Greek club AEK Athens following the invasion.

Poland will face Mexico, Argentina and Saudi Arabia in the World Cup group stage.

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