Russian national football team on Telegram channel published The squad for the meeting with Cuba.
Matvey Safonov (Krasnodar) will take his place in goal. Alexander Soldatenkov (Wings of the Soviets), Maxim Osipenko (Rostov), Sergei Volkov (Krasnodar) and Alexander Silyanov (Lokomotiv) will play defense; in the middle line – Daniil Glebov (Rostov), Daler Kuzyaev (Le Havre, France) and Anton Miranchuk (Lokomotiv); in attack – Alexander Golovin (Monaco, France), Ivan Oblyakov and Fedor Chalov (both CSKA). Golovin will take to the field with the captain’s armband.
The meeting will take place in Volgograd. The match will start at 19.30 Moscow time. The match will be refereed by Belarusian referee Aleksey Kulbakov.
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. Since then the Russians have only played friendly matches.
In 2023, Valery Karpin’s team played five friendly matches.
Previously Valery Karpin named the conditionHe wouldn’t like working for the Russian national team.
Source: Gazeta
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