The match of the Russian and Egyptian national football teams was officially moved to another stadium.

The friendly match between the national football teams of Egypt and Russia will be held at the Cairo International Stadium instead of the previously planned Misr Arena. This was announced on May 27 by the press service of the Russian team.

The meeting is scheduled for May 28. The game will start in Cairo at 21:00 Moscow time.

Initially, it was assumed that the players would play at the Misr stadium, which can accommodate 93,940 spectators. The capacity of the Cairo International Stadium, where the game was moved, is 75,000 fans.

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The press service of the Russian Football Union (RFU) announced on May 18 that the coaching staff of the Russian national football team has decided on the squad for the summer series of friendly meetings. As a result, Konstantin Tyukavin (Dynamo), Dmitry Vorobyov (Lokomotiv) and Georgy Melkadze (Akhmat) joined the forwards.