The Russian team will participate in the LPBank Cup 2024 friendly tournament, with two matches against Vietnam (September 5) and Thailand (September 10). Coach Valeri Karpin and his students are expected to be present in Hanoi on September 4 after gathering in Novogorsk on September 1.

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The Russian team (ranked 33rd in the world) is rated much higher than its two opponents Vietnam (ranked 105th in the world) and Thailand (ranked 101st). However, in an interview on the Russian Football Federation website, defender Danil Krugovoy expressed his respect for coach Kim Sang-sik and his team and Thailand.

When asked to evaluate the Vietnamese and Thai teams, the 26-year-old defender of CSKA Moscow said: "Honestly, I don't know much about these two teams, except that the Vietnamese team is ranked 115th on the FIFA rankings, while Thailand is ranked 101st. I know the weather there is very hot. We will know more about them but the whole team will win."

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Danil Krugovoy later also denied that the Russian team came to Vietnam to compete with a "playing around" mentality: "I think it's good for the Russian team to meet such opponents and the players will be determined to build the squad and have a good match". This defender also confidently emphasized that the Russian team will "100%" win in the two matches against Vietnam and Thailand.

Despite being called up to the national team for the first time in 2022, Danil Krugovoy has only made one appearance. The CSKA Moscow defender returns to the Russian team this time to replace Igor Diveyev.