Russia's men's team will host their first match on home soil since November 2021 on Sunday, a friendly against Iraq in St Petersburg, having been kicked out of international competition because of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian Football Union has touted switching from UEFA to the 47-nation Asian confederation , but its executive committee has not officially proposed this idea. Russia's men have played four friendlies since the invasion, all away from home. Russia won 2-1 away in Kyrgyzstan last September, before draws against Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Iran.Russia, which calls its actions in Ukraine a"special military operation", was prevented from qualifying for the 2022 men's World Cup, while the women's team were barred from participating in last year's European Championship.
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