Pimenov: Matches against Mali and Guatemala will be beneficial

Former forward of the Russian national team Ruslan Pimenov shared his thoughts about the BetBoom friendly matches expected to be held in March 2026. This was reported by Zamin.uz.

Earlier, there were reports that the Russian national team might hold matches against the teams of Mali and Guatemala. This information was published by the website euro-football.ru.

According to Pimenov, matches against foreign national teams are very beneficial for the overall development of the team. He emphasized that the FIFA ranking or level of the opposing teams is not particularly important.

The important thing is to take the opportunity to play more matches and gain experience through them. According to the FIFA ranking, Mali is in 54th place, Guatemala in 94th, and Russia in 36th.

Additionally, the Russian national team has never played against these two teams before. This makes the upcoming matches even more interesting and significant.

According to Pimenov, such matches help improve the team's preparation for participation in international competitions.