Valery Karpin, head coach of the Russian national football team, admitted that he does not remember the names of all the players who had just joined the Russian national team, who were called to the team meeting in September. “Championship”.
“I still do not remember the names of all the actors. By surnames – yes, but by names this is difficult. Today I sometimes shouted with my surnames, ”said Karpin.
Karpin called 49 players to training camp.
On September 7, the Russians drew with the Egyptian Olympic team. On September 11, the Egyptian Olympic team and the Russian team will play a rematch in Suez. On September 12, Russia will face Qatar in Doha.
The International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Association of European Football Associations (UEFA) have decided that in the spring of 2022 the Russian national team and all Russian clubs will be banned from participating in all competitions controlled by these organizations.
Russian football players play matches with their rivals from abroad, but the matches are friendly. These games are played at both the club level and the national team level.
Formerly Carpine declarationIt was supposed to be a friendly match with Egypt in Moscow.