The Russian national football team tied with Nigeria. The Russians missed the goal and could not win for the first time since 2023

The Russian national football team tied in a friendly match with the Nigeria national team. The meeting, held at the Luzhniki stadium, ended with a score of 1: 1.

The Russians came forward in the 27th minute thanks to the Hoard of Seven Adzya. In the 71st minute, Nigerian football players equalized the score.

• The last time the Russian team tied in October 2023 - the match against Kenya ended with a score of 2: 2. Since then, the Russians have won eight games in a row with the total difference of balls 44: 0.
• After the Russian Army invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the Russian national team was removed from participating in tournaments under the auspices of FIFA and UEFA, so it holds only friendly matches. Most often, the rivals of Russians are weak teams from the "friendly" countries.
• Nigeria takes 43rd place in the FIFA ranking, Russia-35th.