Russian National Team Coach Valery Karpin commented on the fact that Lokomotiv striker Artem Dzyuba was not called up to the national team. “Match TV” .
“If something changes and the ban is lifted, we will consider any player as before the ban. “Nobody over the age of 30 has a chance to join the national team anymore,” he said.
Recall that in March 2022, the participation of the Russian national team in international tournaments under the auspices of the International Football Federation (FIFA) and UEFA was suspended. Therefore, the national team will not take part in the 2024 European Championship qualifying tournament.
On March 23, the Russian national team will play a friendly away match with the Iranian national team. On March 26, the Russian team, St. He will play against Iraq at home in St. Petersburg.
formerly Karpin said The issue of whether Russia is making the transition from the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) was discussed with him.