Russia–Uzbekistan in November FIFA window: Iran's longtime rivals to face each other this time!

Uzbekistan's national team, which in recent years has faced Iran many times in official and friendly matches, is now on the verge of a warm-up match against Russia, a side that has also met Amir Ghalenoei's team several times over the past few years.

According to Sport Se, Udil Akhmedov, the vice president of the Uzbekistan Football Federation, has announced the progress of negotiations with the Russian Football Federation to hold a friendly match in November. In a conversation with Sport 24 Russia, he announced that the two sides have come close to an agreement, but the finalization of the program depends on checking the details with Fabio Cannavaro, the head coach of the Uzbekistan national team.

Russia is not the only option of the Uzbeks for this fifadi, and Saudi Arabia is also on the list of possible opponents. The meeting with Saudi Arabia was supposed to be held in Riyadh, but the Uzbeks proposed to move the match to Tashkent due to the regional conditions. A proposal that has not yet been approved by the Saudis. If this match is not finalized, the possibility of confrontation between Uzbekistan and Russia will increase; However, the venue of the meeting is still not certain.

In recent years, Uzbekistan has become one of the most frequent opponents of the Iranian national team; Confrontations that are not limited to friendly matches and have been repeated many times in the World Cup qualifiers. In addition, Russia has faced the national team several times in recent years, and interestingly, both of them were the opponents of Amir Ghalenoui's students in the recent Fifadi. A long Fifadi, which, despite many efforts and the request of the national team's staff, finally ended with the completion of these two matches and without holding the third game, and Iran's plans remained unfinished during this national hiatus.

In this way and according to the announcement of the media of the two countries, most likely Russia and Uzbekistan, two teams that have been seen many times in Iran's tournament program in recent years, will face each other in the November Fifadi. If this match is finalized, their confrontation can be an opportunity for the technical staff of both teams to evaluate the players' conditions and continue the preparation process; A match that is currently in the negotiation stage and should not be considered definitive.