Maxim Danilenko, vice president of the Fisht stadium, reacted to the news that the arena will host a friendly match between the Russian and Iraqi national teams on March 27.
“We do not have any information that the friendly match between the Russian and Iraqi national teams will be played at the Fisht stadium. We have not received any official letters or requests. “There is no talk of holding this meeting in our stadium,” said Danilenko. sports24.
Sport-Express previously wrote that the Russian and Iraqi teams will meet in Sochi on March 27. The Russian Football Union (RFU) has not yet confirmed this information.
So far it has only been officially confirmed regarding the friendly match to be played in Tehran on March 23 between the national teams of Iran and Russia.
Recall that in the spring of 2022 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 early January, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) finally dismissed the Russian side’s appeal. Domestic clubs and the national team missed the whole of 2022.
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