Moscow “Spartak” former football player and Russian national team Alexander Mostovoy commented on the news that the national team can play a friendly match with Iran.
Earlier, Tasnim agency announced that a meeting between the national teams will be held in Tehran on March 22 or 23, citing the statement of the President of the Iranian Football Federation, Mehdi Taj.
“Iran was in the World Cup, so it’s a normal competitor in football. The only thing is that it is useless to draw any conclusions about this match. Because we played three games that year and what, someone remembers them, these games? As a result, they played very badly. They will gather here again, probably to make a long list, ”quotes from Mostovoy Metaratings.ru.
Recall that the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Association of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to exclude the Russian national team and all Russian clubs from participation in all competitions controlled by these organizations.
In 2022, the Russian national team played three friendly matches with the teams of Asia – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Valery Karpin’s wards played their last official match in November 2021 in the 2022 World Cup qualifying match against Croatia (0:1).
Previously, the striker of the Iranian national team Armand Durn and the German “Bayer” Serdar Azmoun, answered the questionwhether his client will play a friendly match against the Russian team.