Head coach of China Shanghai Shenhua Leonid Slutsky in a podcast “Street Football League” He stated that Russian football clubs and national team were not invited to Asia.
“Do Russian clubs invite you there? “When we start talking about what Russia needs in Asia, it’s like they’re calling us there, and we’re wondering whether we should go there or not,” Slutsky said.
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. Since then the Russians have only played friendly matches.
On September 5, the Russian team in Hanoi played a friendly match with the Vietnamese team and the match ended with a score of 3:0. A friendly match between the national teams of Russia and Thailand was supposed to be held in Hanoi on September 7, but was canceled due to Typhoon Yagi.
Previously former Lokomotiv player statedThe Russian team needs weak opponents.