Russia announced its preliminary World Cup squad on Friday and included a player who was investigated by FIFA over alleged doping.
Defender Ruslan Kambolov was investigated after a World Anti-Doping Agency report alleged that doping cases in the World Cup host nation were covered up as part of a wider conspiracy in dozens of sports.
Lawyers for Kambolov said last month that his case was closed for lack of evidence, though FIFA hasn’t confirmed that.
On the field, Russia is struggling ahead of the tournament with no wins in its last five games. Since the start of 2016, it has played 13 games against teams who will be at the World Cup and won only once — against South Korea.