Soccer Slovakia – Russia: Russians ask about the stadium – SPORT.sk

Both teams need to win, and a draw would help the first Croatians. In total, the national teams of Russia and Slovakia have met in mutual duels ten times in the past. The balance is extremely balanced. The Russians won three times, the Slovaks four times and three times a tie was born.

NO MOSCOW, PETROHRAD OR SOCHI

It was published on the Russian website championat.com on Thursday article with big caption: “Wouldn’t it be better for Russia if it didn’t play key matches in Kazan?” The author discusses the last meetings of the “choir” in the capital of Tatarstan.

In the historically first duel of the national team at the stadium in Kazan, the home team defeated the dwarf from Luxembourg 4: 1 in the qualification for the 2014 World Cup. Fans in Kazan had to wait almost four years for the next match. In the summer of 2017, the Confederations Cup was played in Russia, and within it, a team led by Stanislav Čerčesov lost the most close 1: 2 difference in Mexico and Mexico, which decided that the “choir” did not advance to the playoffs.

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So far, the last duel in the AK Bars Arena was played by the Russian national team on October 10, 2017, when Iran arrived in Kazan. At that time, the Russians were preparing for the home World Cup 2018 and since as a host country they had a certain participation in the championship, they did not have to play a qualification. This means that they were very happy to take every opportunity to play a friendly match. However, the duel with Iran did not go as planned and the two teams broke up after a 1: 1 draw.

All in all, the Russians once won three matches in Kazan, losing and drawing. Slovaks believe that on Friday evening they can turn this balance to the detriment of the locals.

At the same time, the Russian portal championat.com came up with interesting information that the “choir” was originally supposed to play another meeting in the AK Bars Arena. It was a preparatory match before the 2014 World Cup, and coincidentally, Slovakia was supposed to be the home team’s opponent. Everything was ready in advance, but in the end the meeting had to be moved to St. Petersburg.

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The reason was the visit of co-workers of the Italian coach Fabio Capello, who at that time led the Russian national team. Capello received information that the lawn in Kazan was not in a satisfactory condition and that is why the match moved to St. Petersburg, which was more than 1,000 km away.

In the end, however, it did not bother the home team at all, on the contrary. Our representatives lost to Fabia Capella 0: 1. However, the result of this friendly duel at that time was not very important for us. This time it will be about another in Kazan.

Arťom Dzjuba

Source: TASR

KANONIER DZJUBA DOES NOT WANT TO REPRESENT

In a press before Friday’s match, Russian journalists asked national team coach Valeri Karpin also about probably the most dangerous domestic football player, Artyom Dzhuba, who did not come to the national team meeting.

Zenit St. Petersburg striker has been paid for several scandals in recent years, which have caused him problems not only in the national team, but even in his own club. “If someone does not want or cannot play for the Russian national team, of course they do not have to. If he doesn’t want to, what would I convince him of and beg for? No and no. Would Dzjuba help the ‘choir’? I think yes. Therefore, he was also in a wider match nomination. And did you definitely close the door to the national team? We will see,” he said head coach Valerij Karpin.

Portal sport-express.ru again, he evaluated that the favorites of today’s qualifying duel should be the home team, despite the fact that the “choir” lost the last two matches with our national team. The last time we defeated a Russian bear this March was at the Anton Malatinský Stadium in Trnava after a result of 2: 1. Four years earlier, we had won the same ratio in the group at EURO 2016 in France.

However, fans in the largest country in the world are in a positive mood before the fight with Slovakia, despite the last unsuccessful mutual fight, and in most cases expect their team to win. Even once in history, however, Russia’s duel with Slovakia did not end with a difference of more than one goal. It should be tight this time as well, and only the little things will probably decide the winner again.