On February 29, Kazakhstan’s national football team is set to play their first test game of the year against Latvia in the Turkish city of Antalya. The match is to take place in the Turkish resort town of Belek. Kazakhstan’s head coach, Czech specialist Miroslav Beranek, invited 26 players to take part in the test game. Generally, the team’s line-up has not virtually changed compared to the previous season, except for some young players invited for the match. Kazakhstan and Latvia will meet for the third time in history. The Latvian side has a record of winning all previous matches against Kazakhstan, though the team never
underestimates the national team of Kazakhstan.

Guntis Indriksons, President, Latvian Football Federation:
- We definitely consider Kazakhstan as a serious and strong contender for us. It is a country where football is developing, where they invest large amounts of money in football. I am convinced that you and us are moving upwards.