Journalism of Courage
Advertisement
Premium

Italy to play 2 friendlies before 2018 World Cup

Italian football federation said that the two friendlies between Italy and Russia will be played in 2017 and 2018.

Italy will play Russia under new coach Giampiero Ventur, who replaced Antonio Conte. (Source: Reuters)

Italy and Russia will play two friendlies before the 2018 World Cup following a new partnership between the federations.

The Italian football federation (FIGC) says after a meeting in Moscow between its president Carlo Tavecchio and Vitaly Mutko, sports minister and president of the Football Union of Russia, that the matches will be in 2017 and 2018.

Russia is hosting the 2018 World Cup.

In five previous meetings with Russia, Italy has won three matches, drawn one, and lost one.

From the homepage
‘I will not call it a mishap’: Assam CM Himanta calls Zubeen Garg’s death a ‘murder’
Hoardings to keep out pastors in Chhattsigarh villages: Kerala-based church calls it ‘most divisive boundary since Partition’
Her grit, Her game, Her glory: From Harmanpreet Kaur to Shafali Verma, meet India’s 16 pioneering World Cup winners
Tags:
Read in App
MyExpress
Explained
Edition
search
Install the Express App for
a better experience
Featured
Today's E-paper
Nov 04, 2025
Trending Topics
News
Multimedia
Follow Us
Sanjaya Baru writesTrump has announced G2 – with China. What should India do
X