MOSCOW, August 12. /TASS/. On September 4, the national football teams of Russia and Jordan will play an exhibition at the Lukoil-Arena in Moscow, the Russian football team’s press office announced on Tuesday.
The match at the 45,360-seat capacity stadium is scheduled to kick off at 8:00 p.m. Moscow time (5:00 p.m. GMT).
The Lukoil arena will be hosting a Russian national squad match for the first time since September 7, 2021, when Russia defeated Malta in qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
This year, Russia has played against Grenada (5-0), Zambia (5-0), Nigeria (1-1) and Belarus (4-1). Russia is currently 35th in FIFA World Rankings.
On September 7, the Russians will play Qatar in the Middle East. On October 10, Russia will play versus Iran in Volgograd, and on October 14 they will meet with the Bolivian team in Moscow.
