Commenting on the news that the Russian team will play friendly matches with Kyrgyzstan and Iran, Andrey Sozin, a member of the Ethics Committee of the Russian Football Union (RFU), expressed his hope that the national team will take part in official international matches next year. . His words convey “Championship”.
“Don’t laugh at us playing with Kyrgyzstan or Iran. The main thing is that we play with teams from other countries! Russia’s ban will not be eternal, we must show that we exist. And, God forbid, next year we will not just have friendly matches,” he said.
On September 7, the RFU announced that the Russian national football team will play three control matches in the fall. The first match will be held in Bishkek on September 24. The national team of Kyrgyzstan will be the rival of the Russians.
The RFU also said it reached an agreement with Iran to hold an away friendly match in November and is in talks to organize the third autumn game.
Recall that the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Association of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to exclude all Russian clubs, as well as the Russian national team, from participating in all competitions controlled by these organizations.
Former coach of the Russian national team Valery Karpin named tasks Teams for friendly match with Kyrgyzstan.
Source: Gazeta
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