Russian football team’s Head Coach Karpin sets sights on 2028 UEFA Euro Cup qualifiers

TASS · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · May 12, 2026 · 210 words

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Russian national football team head coach Valery Karpin expressed hope that the team will be permitted to participate in the 2028 UEFA Euro Cup qualifiers. The article notes that FIFA and UEFA previously banned Russian teams due to the military operation in Ukraine.

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Russian national football team’s head coach, Valery Karpin, said on Tuesday he hoped that the team would be allowed to participate in the qualifying matches for the 2028 UEFA (the Union of European Football Federations) Euro Cup.

Why it matters

"We hope that we will be cleared for the 2028 Euro Cup, since the qualifiers begin already in 2027," Karpin said in an interview with YouTube channel managed by journalist Nadezhda Streletz.

Common ground

The 2028 UEFA Euro Cup will be hosted by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales between June 9 and July 9.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The qualifiers for the quadrennial European football championship will be played between March 25, 2027 and March 28, 2028.”

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The specific date range (March 25, 2027 to March 28, 2028) for qualifiers is not found in the Wikipedia or BBC results; only a general mention of qualifiers in 2027 is found in the TASS result.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bulgaria–Greece–Romania–Serbia UEFA Euro 2028 and 2030 FIFA World Cup bid was a joint bid to host the UEFA Euro 2028 and 2030 FIFA World Cup by Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia. The bid was le…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria–Greece–Romania–Serbia…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The bidding process for UEFA Euro 2028 was the process by which the location for the 18th European Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2028, has been selected.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2028_bids

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The UEFA Euro 2028 qualifying tournament is an upcoming football competition that will determine the 24 UEFA member men's national teams in the UEFA Euro 2028 final tournament. The competition will be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2028_qualifying

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Claim 2: “the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) made a similar decision regarding the Russian national football team’s participation in UEFA tournaments.”

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TASS and other web search results confirm that UEFA made a similar decision to ban Russian teams from its tournaments.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Russia national football team represents Russia in men's international football. It is controlled by the Russian Football Union, the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home ground is …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_national_football_team

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web search NEUTRAL — The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to ban russian clubs participate in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League in the 2022-2023 season, informed the press office o…
https://en.lb.ua/news/2022/05/02/14155_uefa_bars_russian_tea…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Russian national football team starting eleven poses for a photo before the friendly match against Grenada in March 2025.Russia also participated in a three-team 2024 tournament organised by the V…
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4gry9zp412o

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Claim 3: “The draw for the qualifying stage ahead of the major European football championship is scheduled for December 6, 2026.”

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The specific date for the draw (December 6, 2026) is only mentioned in the TASS source and is not corroborated by Wikipedia or other provided search results.

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Claim 4: “Karpin said in an interview with YouTube channel managed by journalist Nadezhda Streletz.”

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While TASS reports Karpin's hopes for the 2028 Euro Cup, the specific detail about the interview being with Nadezhda Streletz is not corroborated by the other provided evidence sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — Valery Georgiyevich Karpin is a Russian football manager and former player who manages the Russian national team.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valery_Karpin

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian national football team’s head coach, Valery Karpin, said on Tuesday he hoped that the team would be allowed to participate in the qualifying matches for the 2028 UEFA (the Union of European Fo…
https://tass.com/sports/2130031

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https://vk.com/video-216516788_456239293

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Claim 5: “Russian national football team’s head coach, Valery Karpin, said on Tuesday he hoped that the team would be allowed to participate in the qualifying matches for the 2028 UEFA Euro Cup.”

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Wikipedia and multiple web search results explicitly confirm that Valery Karpin is the manager/head coach of the Russian national team.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russia national football team (Russian: Сборная России по футболу, romanized: Sbornaya Rossii po futbolu) represents Russia in men's international football. It is controlled by the Russian Footbal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_national_football_team

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Valery (French: [valeri]) is a male given name and occasional surname. It is derived from the Latin name Valerius. The Slavic given name Valeriy or Valeri is prevalent in Russia and derives directly f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valery

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Valery Georgiyevich Karpin (Russian: Валерий Георгиевич Карпин; born 2 February 1969) is a Russian football manager and former player who manages the Russian national team. As a player, he was a midfi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valery_Karpin

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Claim 6: “FIFA, announced on February 28, 2022, that the Russian national teams and all professional clubs representing the country were barred from participating in FIFA tournaments.”

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Multiple independent sources, including TASS and Sporting News, confirm that FIFA barred Russian national teams and clubs on February 28, 2022.

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia’s football ban. The world’s governing football body, FIFA, announced on February 28, 2022, that the Russian national teams and all professional clubs representing the country were barred from p…
https://tass.com/sports/2080415

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web search NEUTRAL — When did FIFA ban Russia? StartFragment FIFA and UEFA issued a ban on all Russian national teams and club sides from competing in those governing bodies' tournaments on February 28, 2022.
https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/soccer/news/can-russia-play-…

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Claim 7: “The 2028 UEFA Euro Cup will be hosted by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales between June 9 and July 9.”

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Wikipedia and BBC Sport confirm that Euro 2028 will be co-hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, and the Republic of Ireland from June 9 to July 9, 2028.

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Claim 8: “Both FIFA and UEFA cited Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine as grounds for their respective bans on Russian teams’ participation in competitions.”

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Multiple sources link the bans by FIFA and UEFA to Russia's military actions/invasion of Ukraine.

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web search NEUTRAL — There are no Russian teams remaining in UEFA’s other club competitions this season. On the international stage, FIFA’s jurisdiction over World Cup qualifiers means that, as it stands, Russia will not …
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/28/football/fifa-and-uefa-ba…

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia may not be partaking in competitions as normal, but they haven't stopped playing football completely.Russia's men's, women's and youth teams remain barred from taking part in matches organised …
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4gry9zp412o

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