Former midfielder of the Russian national team, general director of Ramenskoye Leon-Saturn Roman Chirokov told that he believes in the possibility of the Russian national team participating in the 2026 World Cup.
Russian national teams and clubs do not participate in international competitions under the auspices of FIFA and UEFA due to the situation in Ukraine. Earlier, President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Alexander Dyukov said that the issue of admitting Russian national teams to international tournaments could be considered in the fall.
— For how many more years will the RFU have to wonder who to play friendly matches with?
“There’s no need to break anything, I’ve already shown them all the cards for the next three windows.” Everything is planned until summer 2025, I have done all the work for them, just send me the stamp. At least 50% (laughs).
— The team will most likely miss qualification for the World Cup. At least they won’t be allowed to participate in Euro 2028?
— The SVO will end and they will give us a kind of wild card. For our old friends from Europe, it’s like two fingers,” Shirokov said in an interview with .
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Source : MatchTV
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