Former Lokomotiv Moscow football player Diniyar Bilyaletdinov said that the Cuban national team is an exotic rival to the Russian national team “Sports Express”.
“We don’t have much choice right now. We have to play with everyone. Cuba is an exotic opponent, but I can’t say anything about this team. “First of all, we need to look at our players in action,” Bilyaletdinov 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.
Russian football before guessand if they lose to Cuba it’s a big blow.