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Russia face Iran in their first game outside of the old Soviet Union since Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, with the nation banned by UEFA from participating in the Euro 2024 qualifiers Russia were hosted by Iran in an international friendly in Tehran on Thursday The nation is banned from Euro 2024 by UEFA following the invasion of Ukraine Russia were thrown out of last year's FIFA World Cup in Qatar amid the invasion