Fact Check:  Did Putin say,” Russia will play FIFA World Cup in Qatar, or there won’t be WORLD CUP at all.”

FIFA and UEFA now have decided to expel all Russians from all types of the international club or national soccer competitions. Meanwhile, the Russian Football Union (RFU) after a few days, decided to appeal to the Court of Arbitration to Sport such sanction.

To this, a picture is getting viral on social media. A page names TV channel shared this picture under the caption:

Putin said that “FIFA must not enter into war politics, The National Football team of Russia will play FIFA World Cup in Qatar, or there won’t be WORLD CUP at all”

Putin said that “FIFA must not enter into war politics, The National Football team of Russia will play FIFA World Cup in Qatar, or there won’t be WORLD CUP at all”#UkraineRussianWar #Russia p pic.twitter.com/AIJTjTsyGI

— TV Channel (@mdntvlive) March 5, 2022

A Twitter user truthteller shared it on its official page.

https://twitter.com/Truthte83602973/status/1499850637902848009?s=20&t=JbS5-6YqJ0_H-Qb4Z3cMcQ

Fact Check:

No such statement was given by Putin. In actuality RFU(Russian Football Union) appeals to CAS against the decisions of  FIFA and UEAF“

As shared by Tariq panja on Twitter and captioned it as, “Russian Football Union confirms it will appeal its expulsion from football and called for an accelerated hearing to ensure there’s a decision before March’s World Cup playoffs.”

Russian Football Union confirms it will appeal its expulsion from football and called for an accelerated hearing to ensure there’s a decision before March’s World Cup playoffs. pic.twitter.com/NiRsajnHvT

— tariq panja (@tariqpanja) March 3, 2022

Conclusion:

No such statement was given by Putin. Therefore it is fake in nature.

Claim review: Putin say,” Russia will play FIFA World Cup in Qatar, or there won’t be WORLD CUP at all.”

Claimed by: socil media users.

Fact check: Fake.