2007-10-17 19:01:45 · 16 answers · asked by lizian 1 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
not right is it, what about turkey,israel and the faroe islands bloody ozzies next!!!
2007-10-17 19:07:25 · answer #1 · answered by JD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Russia is a country of Europe, not Asia...You should ask why Australia can play in Asia Cup since it from Ocenia...This all related to the power of a country....
2007-10-17 19:24:27 · answer #2 · answered by Mastero 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a good point.
Several national football associations which are geographically in Asia or mostly in Asia belong to UEFA rather than the Asian Football Confederation. These nations are Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Israel, Cyprus, Russia and Azerbaijan (Israel and Kazakhstan are former AFC members). Cyprus chose to be classed as a European football nation — it had the choice of Europe, Asia and Africa.
2007-10-17 19:07:30 · answer #3 · answered by mp01 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Two reasons. First, part of Russia is in Europe. Second, FIFA confederations are not strictly governed by continent. My memory is that there is one South American country in CONCACAF (the rest of South America is in CONMEBOL). In addition to Russia and Turkey (which are part in Europe and part in Asia), you have Israel and Kazakhstan in UEFA. Finally, Australia is in the AFC (Asian Football Confederation).
2007-10-17 19:07:49 · answer #4 · answered by Tmess2 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Muppet! Russia is Eastern Europe.
2007-10-17 19:46:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
DOOD... Russia is in both Europe and Asia. It is the largest country in terms of land mass. Look it up.
2007-10-17 19:07:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Western Part of Russia where most peope live is in Europe will you English stop crying.
Russia or the old USSR have been part of UEFA since it started
2007-10-17 22:59:43 · answer #7 · answered by 15/04/89 JTL96/YNWA 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A bit like the Eurovision Song Contest - Lebanon Turkmenistan etc and Russia's East Coast is practically in Japan (it certainly borders China).
Ludicrous.
2007-10-17 22:27:09 · answer #8 · answered by Puppet Dictator 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
How wrong are you?
Russia IS part of Eurpoe.
LOL!
Just google, it won't take you long to find out!
Is it becuase they beat you last night? Awwww were you hoping no one other than you had noticed that they weren't part of Eurpoe and you could get last nights result overturned? Ah, pity you're wrong isn't it?
2007-10-17 19:42:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ignorance is bliss!
Russia, up to the Urals (that's a mountain range, for your enlightenment - mountains are big hills, for your further enlightenment), is in Europe.
Repeat after me: "I must look at an atlas before I post and make myself look ignorant"
2007-10-17 21:29:15 · answer #10 · answered by haardvarx 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
and how long ago did russia move to asia?
2007-10-17 20:02:48 · answer #11 · answered by peter o 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋