Former defender of Dynamo Moscow and Rostov Vitaly Dyakov appreciated the choice of the head coach of the Russian national team Valery Karpin on the selection of players for the national team.
“Now in the Russian national team, people are not exactly who they should be. Yes, there are people who take part in the national team. However, some players are called in advance. Therefore, the same Dzyuba showed that he should play in the national team, but Karpin’s position is that field players will not be called after 30 years. Vprognoze.
It is worth noting that Karpin did not invite players over 30 to the Russian national team. The exception is goalkeepers selected by Vitaly Kafanov.
Today at 18:00 Moscow time, the Russian team in St. Petersburg to play against Iraq. The last time the Russians played in their home stadium was in 2021. Then it was the match of the World Cup qualifying tournament against Cyprus (6:0).
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.
Formerly Valery Masalitin He stated that he did not know anything about the Iraqi team..