Valery Karpin, head coach of the Russian national football team, shared his views on the level of the national team’s rivals in the context of the exclusion of Russians from international tournaments. “Championship.com”.
“I wanted rivals at the level of Cameroon or Iran, yes. But it is what it is,” Karpin said.
Russian and Cuban national teams will face each other in Volgograd on November 20. The meeting will start at 19.30 Moscow time.
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. Starting from spring 2022, Russian clubs and the national team will play only friendly matches.
The Russians drew with Kenya in their last match. The match held in Turkey ended with a score of 2:2.
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