What happened to the Russian national football team was described as "a kind of shame"

The Pakistan Football Federation has refused to hold a friendly match with Russia. This was stated in an interview with Match TV by the organization's public relations manager Muhammad Yashal, who noted that "there is no such possibility in 2025."

The match between the teams was supposed to take place in October 2024, but was also canceled. Tanzania also did not want to get involved with Russia.

This news caused a strong reaction among Russian fans. One of them emotionally remarked: "This is just a disgrace!". Other commentators suggested looking for new rivals: "We can recruit Nepal and Tibet, they're not far away," suggested one user, to which another clarified: "Tibet is part of China, but they have a national team."

There were some joking remarks: "If you pay for round-trip tickets and dinner in a hut, they'll play at least every week." Some summarized with sarcasm: "They're just the opposite...".

December 28 The game organizer of the Turkish national football team has ruled out a match against the Russian national team in the near future.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, on December 26, the head of the Russian Football Union (RFU), Alexander Dyukov, said that in 2025 the Russian national football team could play against European teams.

On November 15, the Russian national football team defeated the second team of the Brunei national team 11-0 in a friendly match. The match took place on November 15, and the Asians, who are ranked 184th in the world rankings, were unable to bring their squad to Krasnodar because their athletes were on vacation at the time.

A few days after Pakistan and Zanzibar, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Brazil refused to play with representatives of the aggressor country.

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