Russia is out of World Cup
(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) ZURICH (Switzerland). Th* Soviet Union has re(acted a compromise proposal to play Chile outside Santiago in the second qualifying round and thus “has excluded itself from the World Cup," the International Foot*ball Federation (F.1.F.A.) announced yesterday. F.I.F.A. revealed that In secret contacts, Chile had agreed, on Friday, to shift the venue from Santiago to another Chilean city But the Russians rejected this compromise proposal passed on. to them on Saturday. F.I.F.A. said that a telegram received from the Soviet f'tiieeetlon, said: "Match in Chile’ is impossible." "Therefore," F.I.F.A. said? "the Soviet Union hav<» *xJ eluded themselves from the: competition and Chile quullfles. for the final tournam<wif of. the 1974 F.I.F.A. World Cup.". The Soviet withdrawal comes under Article 22 of the World Cup regulations, which states:; "if a team does not report! for a match—except Im a case' of force majeure, accofsted by' the organising commi t ee—the[ team shall be considi red as, having lost and the match, awarded to the opposing team ... a team refusing to play shall be excluded from further participation In thecompetition," further (entities. to be decided by Hte disciplinary committee.
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Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33381, 13 November 1973, Page 18
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