Former football player of St. Petersburg Zenit and the Russian national team, Vladimir Bystrov, described the national team’s failure to participate in the 2024 European Championship qualifying tournament as the most offensive event of last year. He shared his opinion with him “Match TV”.
“What was the most disappointing thing about Russian football in 2023? It is a shame that the Russian team does not play in the Euro qualifying matches. Nothing else, we will take care of everything else and fix it,” Bystrov said.
The 2024 European Championship will be held in Germany between 14 June and 14 July. Tournament matches will be played in Berlin, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Cologne, Leipzig, Frankfurt, Munich and Stuttgart.
At a meeting of the board of directors of the Russian Football Union (RFU) on December 20, all members of the organization considered that a move to Asia without the guarantee of the International Football Federation (FIFA) does not make sense.
In the spring of 2022, 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 only play friendly matches against foreign opponents. For 2024, RFU president Alexander Dyukov announced a match with the Serbian national team.
Before Mostovoy emotionally Reacted to the rejection of the RFU from Asia.