Players of the Cuban national team arrived at the match with the Russian national team in Volgograd without the necessary boots. In this respect “Match TV” said Miguel Angel Diaz, Secretary General of the country’s Football Federation.
“Are you having difficulties coming to Russia? The correct bot problem arose. We have synthetic fields, as a rule the grass is not very wet and therefore we use boots with short spikes. When we came to Russia, we realized that we needed different shoes.
We bought the necessary boots from Volgograd. “Quality was not as important as the characteristics of the shoes, so it would be possible to play normal football on such a grass field,” Diaz said.
The national teams of Russia and Cuba will play on November 20. The meeting will start at 19.30 Moscow time. This will be the national team’s fifth friendly match in 2023.
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.
Previously Karpin denied from defeating Cuba at all costs.