Ivan Oblyakov called Iran a strong opponent before the Russian national team match

CSKA and Russian national team midfielder Ivan Oblyakov spoke about the upcoming friendly match with the Iranian national team, calling the opponent strong. “Championship” reports this.

“I didn’t get to watch many of Iran’s matches at the World Cup. A good and strong team. Taremi, Ezzatollahi, but he doesn’t seem to be in the national team. This is one of the strong contenders during the break. We’ll spend a week longer: more games and training sessions - that’s all,” the footballer said.

The meeting between Russia and Iran will take place on September 29 in Kazan. The match starts at 19:30 Moscow time.

The Russian national team is holding its first autumn training camp, which will last from September 21 to October 6. During this period, the team will play three friendly matches - with Iran, Namibia and Nigeria. Head coach Valery Karpin called 29 players to the training camp.