CSKA Moscow’s veteran player Vladimir Ponomarev shared his expectations from the friendly match to be played between the Russian and Cuban national teams and pointed out that the Russians’ level is low. “Euro-Football.Ru”.
“If Russia cannot beat Cuba, can we say that the level of our football has decreased? Yes. Our level is very low. In such a situation, I would exclude all foreigners from our championship. We were playing with Soviet football players before and there was nothing terrible,” said Ponomarev.
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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