Head coach Russian national team on football Valery Karpin he said he saw no need to hold a friendly match with “people from Pakistan” who do not represent the national team of this country.
National team training started on October 7. On Saturday, RFU General Secretary Maxim Mitrofanov said that the Russian team was supposed to play the Pakistan team on October 11, but the opponent refused the friendly match. On Tuesday, October 8, Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Public Relations Manager Muhammad Yashal told Match TV that PFF has not sent an official team for the friendly match against the Russian national team. A day earlier, Yashal told Match TV that PFF had contacted the Russian Football Union (RFU) with a request to postpone the international friendly until November.
– Do you know if there will be a game?
– Same information as you. It is likely to happen, but this is not guaranteed. With Pakistan. By Pakistani people.
– Are Pakistanis normal opponents?
– This is no ordinary opponent. This is my opinion, the point of playing is not with the national team. There is no point playing with people from Pakistan. There are specific procedures that the national team and the federation follow. Application forms will be sent to UEFA and FIFA. And if the national team game does not count, there is no reason.
– This was said by the representative of Pakistan.
– If there is an official questionnaire from the Pakistan team, that’s great. I don’t know what will happen in reality.
– Will this be a blow to the reputation of the RFU?
– I’m not ready to say that. If confirmed by FIFA, no. If not, I hope there will be no match,” Match TV journalist reports Karpin’s words.
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