by fifa and uefa over the country's invasion of ukraine, pending the outcome of an appeal by the football union of russia to the court of arbitration for sport. however, the union itself is not banned and therefore they are able to bid. england captain harry kane says he wants to "shine a light" on issues around qatar, where the 2022 world cup finals will be held. homosexuality is illegal in qatar and there are strict anti—lgbtq plus laws. there are also concerns about the human rights record of a country that was awarded the world cup in 2010. speaking to bbc sport kane said "all we can do, and me as a captain, is try to shine a light on those issues. wales host austria in a world cup play—off semi—final in cardiff thursday night, with the winners to face scotland or ukraine in a final elimination match. wales have not made it to a world cup finals since 1958 and because they drew