The coach of the Russian national team, Valery Karpin, said that the national team can hold control talks with Brazilian clubs. Transmits words “Match TV”.
“Did the RFU contact me about the matches played with Brazilian clubs? Yes, there was such a conversation. But I would still ideally like to play for national teams. However, the status of the national team is imperative, and if there is still the opportunity to play with strong teams, it is even better. We always want the best but we have what we have,” said Karpin.
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).
formerly Karpin said About the attitude of the Russian team to criticism of the game.