The match against Qatar is to be played in the city of Er-Rayyan on September 7.
The countries last met in September 2023, that match ended 1–1.
Prior to that, Russia will also play a friendly match against Jordan three days earlier. The international match is to be played in Russia but the arena and city are still unclear.
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent war, the country has been stopped from a large majority of all international sports. The national football teams have been banned from championships, and at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024, Russian and Belarusian citizens were only allowed to participate if they distanced themselves from the war and competed under a neutral flag. No teams were allowed to participate.
For example, in tennis and swimming, Russians are now allowed to compete under a neutral flag. But in team sports, such as football and ice hockey, Russia is still excluded.
