Tasnim: Russian national football team will play a friendly match with Iran in Tehran in March
The Russian national football team will play another friendly match in the spring. A possible rival of the team was named by the Tasnim agency.
According to the source, the Russian team will play away with Iran. The head of the Iranian Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, said that the friendly match will be held in Tehran on March 22 or 23. He added that the women’s teams of the countries will also play the match. In addition, the game of St. Petersburg “Zenith” against the Iranian “Sepahan” is expected.
In 2022, the Russians played three international matches. The national team defeated Kyrgyzstan (2:1), and also tied with Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Both meetings ended with the score 0:0.
On February 28, 2022, the International Football Federation and the Union of European Football Associations excluded Russian teams and clubs from international tournaments. Domestic teams do not play in European competitions, and the Russian team was deprived of the opportunity to compete for reaching the finals of the 2022 World Cup.
Source: Lenta
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