Qatar 1-4 Russia in the International Friendly Games at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (15,000 capacity).

Qatar won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–L–W–L), scoring 4 and conceding 9.

Russia won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–D–W–W), scoring 15 and conceding 2.

The two sides have met 4 times: Qatar 1 win, Russia 1, 2 draws.