The Russian Football Union (RFU) has announced the date and place of the friendly match to be played against Iraq.
“Preliminary agreements on the match have been reached, with the match scheduled for March 26 in St. It is scheduled to be played in St. Petersburg. We want the national team to play with their fans in the most comfortable weather conditions for this time of the year so that as many fans as possible can come after a long break. Therefore, they offered the Iraqi side to organize a match on Sunday at the Gazprom Arena, ”says the representative of the RFU. “Championship”.
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 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.
In 2022, the Russian national team played three friendly matches with the national teams of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
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