The Russian national football team will play friendly matches with the teams of Kyrgyzstan and Iran

“In September and November, Valery Karpin's team will hold a series of control meetings. The first of them will be held on September 24 in Bishkek, where Russia will play with the team of Kyrgyzstan”, - the press service of the Russian Football Union (RFU) said.

The game between the teams of Russia and Kyrgyzstan will be held at the 18,000-seat stadium named after. Dolon Omurzakov, and for the teams the match will be the first face-to-face meeting in history.

“The coaching staff of the Russian national team is happy to have the opportunity to get together again and hold a full-fledged training camp. In the near future, we will announce an extended list of players who will be called up to the national team and publish the team's work schedule”, - said the head coach of the Russian national team Valery Karpin.

In the FIFA ranking, Kyrgyzstan occupies the 95th line, and in the Asian Cup, the team was able to break into the 1/8 finals in 2019, and also passed the qualifying rounds in the next tournament. In the last three games, the team defeated the national teams of Singapore and Myanmar, and also tied with Tajikistan.

“In addition, the RFU has reached an agreement to hold an away friendly match with Iran in November, and is also negotiating the organization of the third autumn game”, - the press service added.