The Iraqi national team explained why the national team refused to come to Sochi in advance for the match against Russia.
Iraqi National Team Spokesperson Mohammed Imad said, “The reason for the cancellation is that the trip plan prepared by the Russian side did not comply with our preparation program.” sports24.
The Iraqi national team will play a friendly match in Baghdad and on March 24, St. It is reported that he will come to St. Petersburg. The match between the teams is scheduled for March 26 at the Gazprom Arena.
Before this match, the Russian team will play one more match. On March 23, the wards of Valery Karpin will face the Iranian national team in Tehran. The players of the national team have already landed in Tehran.
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 2022, the Russian team managed to hold three friendly matches with teams from Asia: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Formerly Roman Teryushkov Russian midfielders Alexander Golovin and Alexei Miranchuk, who played in Europe, spoke harshly about the absence of the Russian national team..