Russia cancels Paraguay friendly following Moscow shooting attack

Russia have cancelled Monday’s friendly worldwide towards Paraguay in Moscow following Friday’s shooting rampage close to the capital metropolis, the Russian Football Union (RFU) stated on Saturday.

At least 115 folks had been killed after gunmen opened hearth with computerized weapons in a live performance corridor close to Moscow, with Islamic State militant group claiming duty.

Russia, banned from FIFA and UEFA competitions in February 2022 following the nation’s invasion of Ukraine, can solely play friendly video games and defeated Serbia 4-0 on Thursday at Moscow’s VTB Arena, and had been as a consequence of play Paraguay on the similar venue on Monday.

“In connection with the terrorist attack that occurred in Krasnogorsk, the Russian Football Union and the Paraguayan Football Association decided to cancel a friendly match between the national teams of Russia and Paraguay,” the RFU stated in a press release.

All leisure and mass occasions in Russia had been cancelled on Friday by the Russian Culture Ministry and the RFU introduced on Saturday that they’ve postponed all matches of their competitions scheduled for this weekend.