Channel One and Okko will show three matches of the Russian national football team

All three upcoming matches of the Russian national football team - with Iran, Namibia and Nigeria - will show Channel One and Okko online cinema, the service's press service told RBC.

Valery Karpin’s team will hold the first meeting on September 29 in Kazan against Iran. On October 3, the Russians will play for the first time in Yekaterinburg, where they will meet with Namibia, and on October 6, the match against Nigeria will be held in Nizhny Novgorod.

All three meetings will be held as part of the autumn training camp of the Russian national team and will be friendly. The Russian Football Union (RFU) refers these games to friendly matches of the national team.

The start time of the two meetings was adjusted by agreement with the main broadcaster. Matches with Iran and Nigeria will begin at 19:00 GMT.

“Live broadcasts of all three meetings will be held on the air of Channel One and in Okko – with full studio support before and after each match,” the press service said.

On Okko, before and after each game, there will also be reports from their own studios discussing lineups, expert forecasts and match analysis.

Okko is a Russian online cinema where movies, TV series, cartoons, music and sports broadcasts are available. The sports section includes football, basketball, martial arts, figure skating, cycling, biathlon and e-sports.

This online cinema from the season 2025/26 exclusively shows in Russia the German football championship (Bundesliga). The contract runs until the end of the 2028/29 season. The service also broadcasts the Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, Nations League, championships of France and Belgium.

In 2026, it also received broadcast rights for the Winter Olympics. According to the service, the competition was watched by about 8 million spectators.