President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Alexander Dyukov in an interview “RB Sports” He stated that the Russian team has a chance to participate in the 2026 World Cup to be held in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
According to him, the team led by Valery Karpin still has a chance to qualify for the qualifying tournament with their European rivals.
“This mission can be accomplished, such a possibility remains. Are we being treated with hostility? Currently yes. But everything changes very quickly in life,” said Dyukov.
At a meeting of the RFU executive committee on 20 December, all members of the organization considered that a move to Asia without a guarantee from the International Football Federation (FIFA) did not make sense.
In the spring of 2022, FIFA and UEFA decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team, as well as all Russian clubs, in all competitions controlled by these organizations.
Russian clubs other than Zenit did not play a single match in European cups in 2022. The Russian national team, led by Valery Karpin, played six friendly matches in 2023.
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