The Russian football team made a poor showing in a friendly match with Iran, the captain of the Russian football team Andrei Arshavin said.

“I realize that we played badly and with such a game we are not only not worthy of the European Championships, but even for Armenia. In Yerevan we will have to completely up our game,” Arshavin noted.

On February 9, Mohammad Reza Khalatbari scored a last-minute winner then got sent off for celebrating as Iran stunned Russia 1-0 in a friendly in the United Arab Emirates.