Maciej Rybus played at Euro 2020, but remains out of the World Cup. Photo: AP
Maciej Rybus he is 32 years old, 66 matches for the Polish national team and two goals. But despite being one of the most experienced men on the team that will face Scaloneta in the third round of Group C in Qatar 2022, they have just told him that he will not be in the next friendlies or at the World Cup in Qatar. Not for a football issue, but for a political reason: Rybus was playing for Lokomotiv Moscow and just joined Spartak from the same city. That is, they excluded him to stay in Russia.
The Polish Football Association (PZPN), which announced in February that it would refuse to face Russia in the repechage As a form of protest against the invasion of Ukraine, he has now explained in a statement that they will not have this player who participated in the 2018 World Cup and the 2012 and 2020 European Championships.
“The coach of the Polish national team, Czeslaw Michniewicz, spoke with Maciej Rybus, which was currently in Poland, after the concentration of the national team ended last week, “the statement read.
Czeslaw Michniewicz, DT of Poland.
“The coach has informed the player that, Due to his current situation at the club, he would not be called up to retire the national team in September and would not take into account in determining the composition of the team that will go to the Qatar World Cup “, adds the statement.
Rybus had just gotten a big welcome from Spartan: “We are delighted to announce the signing of Polish left-back Maciej Rybus in one free transfer! The 32-year-old joins us on a 2-year contract. Welcome Maciej! “, Posted the club on social media on 11 June.
However, this transfer has generated a great deal of debate in Poland, to the point that even President Andrzej Duda: “Everyone judges the matter on his own conscience. After all, this man knows what the situation is. These are their decisions and the decisions of the Polish Football Association and the national team coaches, “he said.
Kamil Bortniczuk, Polish Minister of Sport wrote on Twitter: “He chose “money and peace at home” instead of respect in Poland and the possibility of playing for the national team. It’s right. Manage this ideological choice on the part of the coach, below any level “.
And despite Mariusz Piekarski, the player’s representative, came out at the crossroads explaining that Maciej Rybus is married to a Russian woman and that their children are attending school in Moscow, the Polish federation closed the matter with Monday’s announcement.
World Cup Group C
The first thing to say is that The debut of the Scaloneta will be Tuesday 22 November at 7. At that hour of the Argentine morning, Messi and his teammates will step onto the playing field of the Lusail Stadium to face Saudi Arabia.
The second match of the national team at the World Cup will be played in the same stadium, on Saturday 26 at 16, with Mexico as rival.
And finally, the crossing against Poland, will be played on Wednesday 30 at 16 at Stadium 974.
The days and times of the national team matches in the group stage
Tuesday 22 November, 7 am: Argentina v Saudi Arabia (Lusail stadium)
Saturday 26 November at 4pm Argentina vs Mexico (Lusail stadium)
Wednesday 30 November, 4pm: Poland vs. Argentina (Stadium 974)
Source: Clarin
