Honorary President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Vyacheslav Koloskov said that the 2026 World Cup to be held in Mexico, Canada and the USA cannot be compared with the tournament held in Russia in 2018. “Sports Express”.
“I have participated in all world championships since 1982. Qatar, of course, is inferior to everyone else. And the World Cup in Russia was recognized by the FIFA board as the best in history. I don’t think the USA, Canada and Mexico can cope with this situation either,” Koloskov said. said.
This is the third time that Mexico has hosted such a tournament on its territory, before that the matches were held in 1970 and 1986. This will be the first World Cup for Canada; The games will be held in Vancouver and Toronto.
The 2026 World Cup will be held for the first time with the participation of 48 national teams (previously there were 32 teams). A total of 104 fights will take place in the tournament.
The current world champion is the Argentine national team.
He had previously said that he wanted a foreign coach. guide Russia national football team.