Russia - Thailand match canceled due to storm number 3

This is the result of a meeting between the tournament organizers and representatives of the two teams Thailand and Russia. Both teams agreed to cancel the match to ensure the safety of the players and coaching staff, because the match took place at the same time as storm No. 3 made landfall.

Thus, the Russian and Thai teams will only play one match in the Triumvirate because this tournament takes place during the FIFA Days in September. The two teams will not have the opportunity to postpone the match to another time. Meanwhile, the match between Vietnam and Thailand on September 10 will still take place as scheduled.

Goalkeeper Safonov will miss the chance to play

This information means that many players of the Russian team, who did not play against Vietnam, will miss the opportunity to serve the national team this September. In particular, the most regrettable case is the case of goalkeeper Matvey Safonov, who just joined PSG for 20,000,000 euros and became the most expensive goalkeeper in the history of the Paris team.

He is also the most expensive player on the Russian team at the moment. Before the tournament, he contracted a virus and could not play in the match against Vietnam, while his home team also requested that he only play against teams with a higher FIFA ranking, in this case Thailand.

After the storm has passed, the Russian team will immediately fly back home (expected in the early morning of September 8) so that the players can return to the rhythm of the national championship. In October, they will continue to face Asian opponents, but the match will take place in the capital Moscow.