MOSCOW, Sep 20, Pavel Levkovich. Honorary President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) ) Vyacheslav Koloskov said that the organization needs to actively look for rivals for friendly matches with the Russian national team. Earlier it became known that UEFA did not allow the Russian team to the draw for the qualifying tournament of the European Championship in 2024. «In my heart, you always hope for the best. I had little hope «But, unfortunately, my hopes were not justified. By the decision of the majority of the members of the executive committee, who represent countries unfriendly to us, we were not admitted to the Euro 2024 draw. One can only regret this. What will happen to our team is a question to Dyukov. But my position is unchanged — the institution of the national team must exist. There are no eternal suspensions, you need to be prepared that they will be removed. Imagine, in two years, all restrictions are removed, and all this time we have not collected team. The main thing is that the RFU should actively look for rivals for the national team. Why are we limited to Central Asia? Why not go to South America? There is Brazil, Uruguay. For example, you can look for rivals in Africa, there are strong teams there,» Koloskov said. On September 19-22, the Russian national team conducts a training camp at a base in Novogorsk, after which it will go to Bishkek, where a friendly match against the Kyrgyz team is scheduled for September 24. Qualifying draw The tournament will take place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on October 9. The European Championship will be held from June 14 to July 14, 2024 in Germany.
