Infantino posted a photo of Safonov after the Intercontinental Cup final.

On December 18, after the final match of the Intercontinental Cup between the French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and the Brazilian Flamengo, Gianni Infantino of the International Football Federation (FIFA) posted a photo of the Russian goalkeeper of the French team Matvey Safonov.

"PSG won the Intercontinental Cup after an exciting match, which was decided in a penalty shootout. Congratulations to the Parisians on the first world trophy," reads his Instagram post (owned by Meta, a company whose activities are recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation).

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The meeting, where PSG won in a penalty shootout over Brazilian Flamengo, took place on December 17. The main time ended in a 1-1 draw, but the PSG players turned out to be more accurate in the penalty shootout. In the first half of the match, PSG player Hviche Kvaratshelia managed to score (38th minute), and in the 62nd minute Brazilian Jorginho equalized the score. In the penalty shootout, the Russian goalkeeper of the French club managed to deflect four shots, which allowed his team to win the match.

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