The Russian national football team won a home victory over the Iraqi team in a friendly match.
The meeting, which took place at the Gazprom Arena stadium in St. Petersburg, ended with a score of 2:0. Anton Miranchuk (50th minute) and Sergey Pinyaev (58th) distinguished themselves in the national team. In stoppage time for the second half, Daler Kuzyaev received a direct red card.
Pinyaev (18 years 4 months 24 days) became the youngest scorer in the history of the Russian national team, breaking the record of Dmitry Sychev (18 years 6 months 23 days). Defender Daniil Denisov also made his debut for the Russian national team, playing a full match.
The Russian team won the first victory in the last four meetings, the last time in September 2022 was beaten by the national team of Kyrgyzstan (2:1) in a friendly match. Also, the national team won a home match for the first time in a year and a half. The last home victory of the Russian national team was won on November 11, 2021 over the Cypriot team with a score of 6:0 in St. Petersburg in the qualification for the 2018 World Cup.
“Russia” – “Iraq” – 2: 0 (0:0)
Goals: Miranchuk, 50 (VIDEO). Pinyaev, 58 (VIDEO).
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Former Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos He talked about his interaction with Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior and other representatives of Brazil within the scope of the “royal club”.
“The Brazilians aroused my sympathy even as a child. While playing for Real Madrid, I developed excellent relationships with Vinicius, Casemiro and Militao.
It is very easy to find a common language with these guys: they know how to enjoy life, and their mentality is significantly different from that of the Germans.
Casemiro and Vinicius and I understood each other perfectly on the field and developed a unique football bond with Vini.
We communicated warmly in daily life. I believe that if there is no contact between players off the field, it is extremely difficult to achieve harmony in the game.
I used Vini’s high-speed bursts effectively and he masterfully directed my passes,” AS Kroos reports.
Let’s remember that Kroos defended the jersey of Real Madrid from 2014 to 2024. During this decade the German midfielder won the Champions League five times.
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Atalanta and Inter met in the Italian Serie A match. The match ended with the score 0:1.
Marked for guests Martinez (65′).
At the end of the match Atalanta has 22 points, the guests have 36 points.
Atalanta’s next match will be on January 3, 2026 against Roma. Inter will play their next match on 4 January 2026 (the opponent is Bologna).
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The Moscow football club “Spartak” gave permission Theo Bongonde leave the team for free during the winter transfer window. The journalist reported this on his page on the social network Sasha Tavolieri.
The player’s contract with Spartak expires in the summer of 2027.
It should be noted that several foreign clubs are interested in the player and have already sent requests for a free transfer.
Bongonda is 30 years old, joined Spartak in 2023 and played 74 official matches for the club, in which he scored 16 goals and provided 6 assists. The midfielder also played for the Spanish Cadiz and Celta, the Turkish Trabzonspor, the Belgians Genk and Zulte Waregem. As part of Genk in the 2020/21 season, Bongonda became the silver medalist of the Belgian championship and the winner of the national cup.
For the national team of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bongonda played 34 matches, in which he scored 7 goals and provided 1 assist.
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