OREANDA-NEWS The Russian national football team will play a friendly match with Iran. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a statement by the head of the Iranian Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, to the ISNA news agency.

"The Iranian national team will play a friendly match against Russia on October 6 to prepare players for the World Cup," Taj said. Earlier, the Iranian national team qualified for the 2026 World Cup, the tournament will be held in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

The last time the Russian and Iranian national teams met on the field was in March 2023. The friendly match was held in Tehran and ended in a 1-1 draw.