The Russian national football team played 3:3 with Belgium, equalizing the score in stoppage time

The Russian national football team played a draw with a score of 3:3 with the Belgian team, equalizing the score in stoppage time. The friendly match was held on March 28 in Sochi.

CSKA defender Viktor Vasin opened the score in the third minute, but during the first half the Belgians bounced back and took the lead - first, Kevin Mirallas scored a penalty, and then Christian Benteke scored two more goals.

The second goal for Russia was scored by Lokomotiv player Alexei Miranchuk in the middle of the second half. In the 92nd minute, Rostov forward Alexander Bukharov equalized the score.

• Russia hosts the 2018 FIFA World Cup and therefore does not participate in the qualifying tournament. Instead of qualifying matches, Russian footballers play friendly matches.
• The Russian national team is preparing for the World Cup under the leadership of Stanislav Cherchesov, who became the head coach of the team after the unsuccessful performance of the Russians at Euro 2016 (then the team was headed by Leonid Slutsky).
• Under Cherchesov, the Russians played seven friendly matches, of which they won two (against Ghana and Romania with a minimum score), two drew (with Turkey and Belgium) and lost three (with Costa Rica, Qatar and Ivory Coast).