The 68-year-old specialist predicted a significant setback for the Russian national team due to the suspension of international competitions associated with a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Czech specialist called his native national team stronger than the Russian.

Petrzhela spoke about this in an interview with SB Sport.

So, he noted that the team from the Russian Federation will go down to an extremely low level and become one of the weakest on the planet..

" I think the Russian national football team will become one of the weakest in the world. Recently, the Czech national team has been playing better than Russia. You have had strong players, but the Czech Republic is now stronger,"

Earlier, the European Football Union (UEFA) announced the suspension of Russian teams from tournaments under its auspices in the 2022/23 season. At the same time, we note that Russia has not yet been expelled from UEFA and FIFA.

The decision taken by UEFA on May 2 also does not provide for the deprivation of the aggressor country of membership in the European football organization..

Recall that on February 24, Russia attacked Ukraine, inflicting a series of missile and air strikes on our cities, including Kyiv.. Large-scale invasion continues for the 100th day (war of 8 years). The occupiers continue to destroy Ukrainian villages, towns and cities with cruise missiles and air bombs, killing the civilian population and causing devastating damage to the infrastructure.