Mostovoy Predicts Russia's Victory Over Uzbekistan in the Friendly Match on November 12

Mostovoy's Prediction

Former player of Spanish side Celta Alexander Mostovoy shared his expectations for the friendly match between the Russia and Uzbekistan national teams. According to him, he followed all the teams at the World Cup, including Uzbekistan, which, in his assessment, 'built an image that is crazy for their national team.' Mostovoy specifically noted that the head coach of the Uzbek team is a Ballon d'Or winner. At the same time, he believes that the Russian national team 'is not weaker than Uzbekistan' and predicts a final score of 1:2 in favor of the Russian team.

November Training Camp Schedule

The Russia — Uzbekistan match is scheduled for November 12, with the opening whistle at 18:00 Moscow time. As part of the November training camp, Valery Karpin's squad will play one more match: on November 17, Russia will face Venezuela in Krasnodar.

Context: Recent Results and the Ban

Ahead of the November training camp, the Russian team played a series of friendlies: on September 29 they beat Iran 2:0, on October 3 they thrashed Namibia 6:0, and on October 6 they drew with Nigeria 3:3. Russian Clubs and National Teams Remain Banned from tournaments under the auspices of FIFA and UEFA since February 2022. On February 2, 2026, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said that the ban had not produced the desired result and that the question of Russian teams' return needed to be considered; however, The Times later reported that the FIFA Council does not intend to consider readmitting the Russians for fear of criticism from European countries. Thus, the November matches against Uzbekistan and Venezuela are taking place outside official tournaments under the auspices of the international federations.