Commentary: General Secretary of the Russian Football Union Maxim Mitrofanov TASS He stated that the Russian national team played almost the same number of matches as other national teams in 2023 and that this was a good result.
“It is important for the fans and the national team to come together and receive different motivation and training load. Yes, these are friendly matches and no tournament significance. But for the functioning of the national team, for additional motivation of the players, the best football players of Russia should be trained by one of the best coaches in the country.” It is important to bring it together under leadership.
This year we played almost the same number of matches as other teams played in official competitions, which is not bad,” said Mitrofanov.
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.
In 2023, Valery Karpin’s team drew with teams from Iran (1:1), Qatar (1:1) and Kenya (2:2), and also beat Iraq (2:0), Cameroon (1:0). and defeated Cuba. (8:0).
In September, the Russian U23 team played two friendly matches with the Egyptian Olympic team (1:1, 1:2). The planned collection did not occur in June.
Previously at RFU statedFIFA does not send money to Russian clubs.