"It's not even a shame, it's something worse." What happened to the Russian national football team was called "horror"

Two-time USSR football champion Alexander Mostovoy is shocked that the Russian national football team is to play a friendly match with the second team of the Brunei national team. The match is scheduled for November 15, and the Asians, who are ranked 184th in the world rankings, will not be able to bring their squad to Krasnodar because their athletes are on vacation at the time.

"I don't know how to comment on this. It's not even a disgrace, it's something worse, I guess. How can the Russian national team play against this? It's absurd. I didn't even know there was such a team. But now it turns out that they have several teams. It's horrible," the former Russian national team midfielder said in an interview with RB Sport.

Brunei Football Association's head of competition, Emmielia Kartienah, later said that in fact, the Brunei national team will send "its best talent from the Super League" to Russia.

"There will be several promising players going to Russia, and 2-3 players will not be available for this game due to personal commitments such as weddings and other urgent matters," said Kartien.

In the comments, fans from Russia lament the level to which their team has fallen.

"Show the faces of those who called for a move to Asia. Even Brunei doesn't want to play", "The work of the Russian Federation is visible. The main thing is not quality, but quantity", "It's just that the Russian national team wants to get into the Guinness Book of Records - which team can play with the maximum number of lowest teams?" - fans do not hold back their emotions.

Initially, Russia was supposed to play a friendly game with Pakistan, but it was canceled. After that, the team was offered to hold a master class for children from the Belgorod and Kursk regions, as well as meet with fans.

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

On September 5, the Russian national team defeated Vietnam in Hanoi with a score of 3-0. Prior to that, in 2024, Russia played two friendly matches, defeating Serbia and Belarus with the same score - 4:0.

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