Russian football fans are ignoring the World Cup or supporting Serbia after 'dream' of 2018 💬 “Pubs put the games on TV but nobody is really watching,” said Mikhail Starov
But football’s greatest showpiece is a tougher sell this time, even for dedicated followers.
The national team enjoys a large and passionate following that packed the stands and bars when Russia hosted the. Russian partisans were left to contemplate a pair of goalless draws in hastily-arranged friendlies in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan last week as the fireworks started in Qatar. “So many people all over the country lost their relatives,” said Philipp Kudryavtsev, who is covering the tournament for broadcaster Okko Sport. “Football is not that important right now.”
“I cannot remember a time when Moscow has felt more relaxed, more cosmopolitan, more welcoming,” reported a BBC correspondent in anA young girl joins celebrations in Moscow during the 2018 World Cup Depriving Russia of participation in sport was envisaged as one of the sanctions that would cut deep, as the international community sought to impose costs after the invasion of Ukraine, and deprive the Kremlin of a potent propaganda tool.
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