Dick Advocaat: There was an option to play Argentina, but in the end we decided for Cameroon

The head coach of the Russian national team Dick Advocaat has confirmed that his team will play a friendly gane in Salzburg against Cameroon on June 7 as a preparation to the Euro-2012 qualification match against Armenia.

«Yes, most likely we will play Cameroon and the match will take place in Austria, as it was planned initially. I hope no force majeure events occur and all the agreements will remain in force.

We also had an option to play Argentine but then the match should be held on late night on Monday, so there was a fear for the players. Certainly, the temptation to rival such a strong team is great, however, the health of our players is more important.

As for Cameroon, they are traditionally one of the best African teams and it will be very exciting to play against them. However, now all of our thoughts are about Armenia. This game is in the first place for us», Advocaat stated to Sport-Express.