MOSCOW, August 14. /TASS/. The national football teams of Russia and Iran will play a friendly match on September 29 in Kazan, the capital of the Russian republic of Tatarstan, the Russian Football Union’s (RFU) press office reported on Friday.
The match will be played at the over 45,000-seat capacity AK Bars Arena in Kazan. Information about the start of the game and ticket sales will be disclosed later, the RFU press office added.
The friendly football match between the national teams of Russia and Iran next month will be officially registered by the world’s governing body of football, FIFA, RFU’s press office added.
"The match between Russia and Iran will be included in the FIFA Ranking," according to the RFU’s statement.
Iran is currently 22nd in the FIFA World Rankings while Russia stands at 35th. Earlier this summer, the Iranian national football team played at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, but failed to clear the group stage of the championship.
