Valery Gladilin, former coach of Spartak Moscow and the Russian national team, said in his interview with socialbites.ca that the friendly match to be played with the Cameroon national team in Moscow in October will be important for Valery Karpin.
According to him, the technical team will abandon experiments before this match and rely on the strongest players.
“The preparation will take place as usual: This is a friendly match, now all players in the main team will be invited by Karpin. I don’t think there will be any special experiments; Those who have proven themselves and who the coach trusts will play in Cameroon. Cameroon is a very good team, a world-class team, so to perform well you need to play with the strongest and most suitable squad, after all we are playing at home,” said Gladilin.
On 21 September, the Russian Football Union (RFU) announced that a match would be held between Russia and Cameroon; The match is scheduled for October 12. The Russian team drew 1-1 with Qatar in their last match.
Previously RFU President Alexander Dyukov appreciated The Russian team’s chance to compete in the 2026 World Championships.