Former striker of “Spartak” and “Zenith” Maxim Demenko expressed his surprise that the Russian national team plays friendly matches with teams from Central Asia and the Middle East, but does not play with teams from other continents – including teams from Latin America. While Demenko acknowledged that there may be organizational difficulties due to the situation in the world, he also suggested that such matches should be coordinated with the International Football Federation (FIFA).
“There are difficulties, probably in connection with the current situation. But at least they wrote, they said that we came out with a conditional offer for Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador. Meanwhile, it’s unclear whether the RFU has ever contacted them. Why not organize such games? Are the other teams not really interested? After all, there are teams that do not hesitate to play with us. Therefore, this is probably a question for RFU.
It may be necessary to coordinate this with FIFA, because I understand that a letter is sent to FIFA even when friendlies are being organized,” he said.
formerly Demenko judicial Possible important friendly match between Russia and Iran.