
The start of the friendly matches of the Russian national team against Iran in Kazan and Nigeria in Nizhny Novgorod has been postponed to 19:00 Moscow time in agreement with Channel One, the main broadcaster of the matches.
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The Russian national team is playing a series of friendly matches in September 2026.
The start of the friendly match of the Russian national team against the Iranian team in Kazan has been changed to 19:00 Moscow time (instead of 19:30).
The start of the match between the Russian national team and the Nigerian team in Nizhny Novgorod has also been changed to 19:00 Moscow time (instead of 20:00).
MOSCOW, September 25 - RIA Novosti. The start of the friendly matches of the Russian national team against the teams of Iran and Nigeria has been changed, according to the website of the Russian Football Union (RFU).
The RFU statement notes that the start time of the matches was adjusted by agreement with the main broadcaster, which became Channel One.

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