The Russian national football team will play with the teams of Iceland, Israel and Albania in Group 2 of Division B of the new UEFA Nations League. This became known during the draw, which took place on Thursday, December 16.
The group stage matches will take place in June (four rounds) and September (two rounds) in 2022, writes Sport-Express.
The group winners will advance to Division A of the Nations League and face off against the strongest national teams in the 2024/25 draw. The teams that took the last place will go down to the C division.
On the eve of the President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Alexander Dyukov said that the performance of the Russian national football team in the group stage of the qualifying tournament for the 2022 World Cup is satisfactory. The final assessment of the results of the national team can be given at the end of the World Cup, said Dyukov.
The coach of the Russian national football team, Valery Karpin, called the defeat by the Croats the most offensive in his career. He noted that the Russians allowed their opponents to play attack.
On November 26, a draw took place in Zurich, as a result of which the Polish national team became a rival to the Russian team in the playoff semifinals for the right to play at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The League of Nations is an international football tournament for European national teams, which is hosted by UEFA.
Source: IZ
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