Valery Karpin, coach of the Russian national football team, reminded us of the Euro 2000 qualifying match in which Russia drew with Ukraine. RIA Novosti.
“The wound from the Russia-Ukraine match in Luzhniki has healed. My heart hurts, but the wound has healed,” Karpin said.
The meeting ended with a score of 1:1. Karpin scored in the 75th minute of the match. At the end of the match, Andrei Shevchenko equalized the score. This draw did not allow Russia to qualify for Euro 2000. Ukraine qualified for the play-offs and lost to Slovenia. The French team won the tournament by beating Italy in the final match after coming out first in the qualifying group.
In the spring of 2022, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), following the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee, decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team and all Russian clubs. in all competitions controlled by these organizations. Russian football players missed the 2022 World Cup play-offs, the World Cup and the 2024 European Championship in Germany.
Previously Yuri Semin offerl Russian national team will play with the First League team.