Honorary President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Vyacheslav Koloskov criticized the decision of the International Football Federation (FIFA) to hold the 2030 World Cup in six countries at the same time. “Match TV”.
“FIFA is doing a stupid thing by organizing such a World Cup. There will be no football family there, and flying 10 thousand km for a match is nonsense,” Koloskov said.
Spain, Portugal and Morocco will host the tournament, but the first three matches of the championship will be played in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay. Thus, the International Football Federation (FIFA) wants to commemorate the centenary of the first World Cup held on Uruguayan fields.
The current world champion is the Argentine national team, which defeated the French national team in a penalty shootout in the final match.
In the spring of 2022, FIFA and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team and all Russian clubs in all competitions controlled by these organizations. The national team played only friendly matches. In October, the Russians will face Cameroon and Kenya.
It was previously reported to FIFA. will provide Russian youth teams before the world championship.
Source: Gazeta
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