The Russian team will return to the field of play on September 24 with a friendly match against Kyrgyzstan seven months after being suspended by FIFA and UEFA for Vladimir Putin’s military campaign in Ukraine.
The friendly will be held in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek and will be followed by another in November with Iran as the Russian team’s rivals, although the date is still unknown.
The Russian Football Union has spent the last few months looking for teams to face after the ban that prevented the Slavs from playing in the World Cup in Qatar and the Nations League.
Russia has not played an official match since last November 14 fell to the lowest in Croatia (1-0), a defeat that condemned him to the World Cup playoffs.
However, the start of the “special military operation” on February 24 led to sanctions by FIFA and UEFA and prevented him from facing Poland in Moscow, who will play in the World Cup after defeating Sweden in the final of their playoff group. playoffs
The coveted Zakharyan, on the list
Russia’s coach, Valeri Karpin, has called up 35 players to the preliminary list, including Arsen Zakharyán, midfielder for Dinamo Moscow and wanted by Chelsea and other European talents, and Andrei Mostovoy, the winger of the Russian league leader , Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Due to the lack of matches, Karpin decided to combine the position of coach with the coach of Rostov, a club in the Russian division of honor.
Russian clubs also cannot play international competitions, so they do not participate in either the Champions League or the Europa League.
Source: La Verdad
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