The RFU named the rivals of the Russian national football team at the June matches

The Russian national football team will play Egypt, Burkina Faso and Trinidad and Tobago in late May and early June. This was announced on Monday afternoon, April 27, by the press service of the Russian Football Union (RFU).

"The Russian national team will play with Egypt, Burkina Faso and Trinidad and Tobago. <...> The exact start time of the matches and the start of the ticket program will be announced later," the organization said in a Telegram channel message.

The first game, according to the plan, will take place in late spring — on May 28. On this day, Russian football players will play in Cairo with their Egyptian counterparts. The second one will be held on June 5 in Volgograd, where athletes from Burkina Faso will arrive, and the third one will be held on June 9 with representatives of the Trinidad and Tobago national team in Kaliningrad.

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Vladimir Putin outlined ways to develop physical education for children and youth, the RPL reported on the increase in attendance, and ministers from several countries discussed international cooperation.

On April 24, the RFU set the start time for the final match of the Path of the Regions and the return leg of the Russian Premier League (RPL) Cup of Russia.