The head coach of the Russian national team, Valery Karpin, said in an interview: “Match TV”The call-up of 49 players to the national team is related to this.
“There was already information in the press that we have three matches ahead of us in the international window. Everyone has known about Qatar for a long time, two more friendly matches with the Egyptian Olympic team were approved even by the Secretary General of the Football Federation of this country, as far as I know.
Yes, it is clear that the RFC has not officially announced these games, there are many details that need to be discussed and signed for each match. But the technical staff of the national team cannot wait until September 4, players need to be invited in advance, there is a regulation regarding calls to clubs.
It is clear that the Russian national team, consisting of players born in 2001 and younger, will play with the Egyptian Olympic team. The team will play with the Qatar national team without age restrictions.
Accordingly, the technical staff of the national team called for two teams for these three matches. If you look at the number of players – 49 – and subtract 5 goalkeepers, you still get 44 fielders, so 22 for each team,” explained Karpin.
The meeting of Valery Karpin’s team will take place from September 4 to 12 in Novogorsk. The Russian Football Union (RFU) will announce the dates of the friendly matches and the opponents of the national team later.
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 the spring of 2022.
Earlier, Mostovoy used the words “stupid” and “nightmare” disclosed Karpin’s solution.