Matvey Safonov, the goalkeeper of the French team "PSG" and the Russian national team, expressed his opinion about the state of the national team under international sanctions. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
According to him, if the Russian national team had participated in the World Cup or the European Championship, many European teams would have taken them seriously. Safonov emphasized that there was an opportunity to show the best results in recent years.
It should be noted that the Russian national team has been excluded from international competitions in accordance with the decision made by FIFA and UEFA. Therefore, coach Valery Karpin's team is only allowed to hold friendly matches.
In the last game, the Russian players defeated the Belarus national team with a significant margin of 4:1. This victory indicates the team's efforts to recover and maintain its strength.
The national team is striving to restore the opportunity for active participation in the international arena in the future.
