State Duma deputy, Olympic champion in speed skating Svetlana Zhurova spoke about the exclusion of Ukraine from the joint application of Portugal and Spain to host the 2030 World Cup.
“I am absolutely sure that football is very popular in Ukraine, but we know that in this case it will be very difficult for them financially to hold such a championship, let’s be honest. In fact, everyone predicts that they will want money by 2030, now we need to prepare the arenas.
Then imagine what they will say to people, their socio-economic situation is not the best, and they will also need money for such competitions, ”says Zhurova. “Everything about sports”.
Earlier, there were reports in the media that Portuguese and Spaniards had serious doubts that Ukraine would be able to bounce back and hold the group stage of the tournament if the application was won. Morocco will replace Ukraine.
In addition, the situation in the Football Federation of Ukraine (UAF), whose chairman Andriy Pavelko was dismissed by the Pechersky District Court of Kiev, was strongly influenced by the current situation.
Joint bids from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Greece, as well as Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile, qualify for the 2030 World Cup.
Previously in Spain He reported that it is still possible for Ukraine to participate in the application to host the 2030 World Cup..