While talking about the match against Cuba, Valery Karpin, the head coach of the Russian national team, said that he wants to play in senior national teams. Karpin quotes his words press service RFU.
“What can I say about the next opponent? To say this is a top 5 team? NO. It’s clear that everyone knows how to play, as we saw in Kenya. Everyone is physically ready and knows how to defend. How interesting is it to play against exotic teams? “It would be more interesting to play against the national team of Germany, France or Spain,” 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.
Previously Karpin statedI think Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or as he deserved.