According to Tasnim news agency, the Hungarian national football team will not be able to play in a friendly match against Russia in September. Previously, the Russian Football Federation had decided not to organize the summer camp due to the cancellation of the June match against the Cameroon national team.
“Currently, we have booked all our dates within the framework of FIFA matches, Euro 2024 qualifiers and friendly matches,” the media service of the Hungarian Football Federation announced. Therefore, according to the calendar, we cannot arrange a meeting with the Russian national team in September.
In February 2022, the World Football Federation (FIFA) and the European Football Union (UEFA) issued a joint statement, according to which the Russian national teams and clubs were banned from international competitions for an indefinite period due to the events in Ukraine. After the sanctions started, the Russian national football team played five friendly matches with the national teams of Kyrgyzstan (2-1), Tajikistan (0-0), Uzbekistan (0-0), Iran (1-1) and Iraq (2-0). has held
