Russia national football team

BELGRADE - The Football Association of Serbia (FSS) is considering a Serbia vs Russia friendly in St Petersburg in March next year but the idea will materialise only if UEFA and FIFA give their permissions, sources close to the FSS have told Tanjug.

Russia's Artem Dzyuba during the warm up. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Serbia's football team will be in Group D of European qualifications for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in the Russian Federation.

Serbia will compete with Wales, Ireland, Austria, Moldova and Georgia, a draw held over the weekend in St. Petersburg has decided.

Turkish national men’s football team starts its 2016 European Championship qualification against Iceland tonight.

Fatih Terim’s boys will try to qualify through a tough group, but a changed format could be in Turkey’s favor.