Russia is banned from Fifa competitions, but that doesn't stop them from scheduling new matches.

Today, the Russian Football Federation announced that they have completed two international matches.

The first is to be played against Kyrgyzstan in its capital, Bishkek, on September 24.

The other scheduled match will be played away to Iran in November.

- The coaching team of the Russian national team is happy to have the opportunity to gather again and have a training camp, says federation captain Valeriy Karpin on the website of the Russian Football Federation.

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Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Metalist 1925 Kharkiv was the opener of the Ukrainian season.

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