General Secretary of the Russian Football Federation (RFS extension) Maxim Mitrofanov spoke about the search for rivals for the Russian team in the current situation, when the team is suspended from international competitions.

Negotiations are underway with many national teams, it must be understood that the national team can only play in the window Fifadesigned for international matches. This will be an objective limit.

Playing three games with Asian teams means this RFS extension does it only work in this direction? Anything is possible, but we started from which teams are free, what is the logistics. Now the coach has to try new players, look for new combinations. In choosing which teams to play with, we started from a combination of factors.

It is understood that all teams have a calendar of official friendly matches, which is prepared in advance. No one imagined the situation in which the Russian national team was released and could play: the teams have their own agreements, contracts signed six months or a year in advance. This should also be taken into account when looking for rivals.