Russian Football Union (RFU) official website He announced that the Russian national team will hold a friendly match against Cuba on November 20. The meeting will take place in Volgograd.
“The national teams of Russia and Cuba will play a friendly match in Volgograd on November 20. In the statement, it was stated that the meeting will be held at the 2018 World Cup stadium Volgograd Arena and will start at 19.30.
In the spring of 2022, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team and all Russian clubs in all competitions controlled by these organizations. From spring 2022, Russian clubs and the national team will play only friendly matches.
Russian clubs other than Zenit did not play a single match in European cups in 2022. The Russian national team, led by Valery Karpin, played five friendly matches in 2023. In October, the Russians beat Cameroon 1:0 and drew with Kenya 2:2.
Former Russian football player acceptedIt doesn’t matter to him who Karpin calls to the national team.