Polish FA slam 'unacceptable' FIFA decision as Aston Villa's Matty Cash awaits update

The Polish FA have announced they will not play any fixture against a Russian side after FIFA stopped short of kicking the country out of World Cup qualifying.

Aston Villa defender Matty Cash would have likely played for Poland against Russia in a World Cup play-off game in March, with the winners to face Sweden or Czech Republic for a place at Qatar 2022.

But following the invasion by Vladimir Putin’s forces on Ukraine, Poland, Sweden and the Czechs have all confirmed they will refuse to play against Russia.

It led to FIFA announcing that Russia must play 'home' matches in neutral countries and under the banner of the Football Union of Russia, rather than imposing an even stricter sanction.

The world game’s governing body has also ruled that no Russian flag or national anthem can be used at matches.

But their stance isn't stringent enough for many football federations across the globe.

Polish FA president Cezary Kulesza tweeted: “Today’s FIFA decision is totally unacceptable. We are not interested in participating in this game of appearances.

“Our stance remains intact: Polish National Team will NOT PLAY with Russia, no matter what the name of the team is.”

Swedish FA president Karl-Erik Nilsson told Fotbollskanalen: “It is clear that we are not satisfied with this.

“Our opinion is not different today and the situation has not changed in Ukraine just because we have received the message from FIFA, so we have no other opinion today.

“We also want to talk to Poland and the Czech Republic so that we can give back to FIFA what we think, but we had expected a sharper stance from FIFA. We would have done so.

The Czech FA had also made clear in a statement earlier in the day that “it’s not possible to play against the