The Qatar national football team will play a friendly match against Russia, which is suspended from participation in international competitions due to a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. This was officially announced by the Qatar Football Federation. The duel between the host team of the 2022 World Cup and the national team of the terrorist state will take place on September 12 at the El Janub Stadium in El Wakra. This arena hosted World Cup matches. It should be noted that in response to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, UEFA and FIFA suspended the clubs and teams of the Russian Federation from participating in tournaments under their auspices. Russian clubs were expelled from European competitions, and the Russian team was excluded from the playoffs for the 2022 World Cup and was not allowed to qualify for Euro 2024. Thus, since February 24, 2022, the Russian team has played only friendly matches. The opponents of the national team of the terrorist country were Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran and Iraq. Recall that at the 2022 World Cup, the Qatar national team lost all three matches of the group stage and became the first team to lose the chance to reach the playoffs..