Karpin said that he did not like the game of the Russian national team with Iran after Miranchuk’s goal
The head coach of the Russian national football team commented on the team’s draw in a friendly match with Iran. His words are quoted by Sport24.
“I personally wanted to see how we would play against such a team. They could both lose and win. Before our goal, almost everyone liked it. After that, I didn’t like anything, ”said the specialist. He noted that in the match with Iraq, the composition of the Russian team will change by 90 percent.
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Earlier, on March 23, Russian football players played with the Iranian national team in Tehran with a score of 1:1. The goals were scored by midfielder Anton Miranchuk and forward Mehdi Taremi. This draw was the third in a row for Karpin’s team. In November 2022, two friendly matches were held with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as a result of which it was also not possible to determine the winner.
On March 26, the Russians will play with football players from Iraq at the Gazprom Arena stadium in St. Petersburg. The confrontation will begin at 18:00 Moscow time.
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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