Monaco’s midfielder and Russian national team Alexander Golovin said he will follow the World Cup in Qatar, while describing the teams of France and Argentina as the favorites of the tournament.
“I will not support anyone directly, but of course I will watch. How not to watch such a tournament? The best part of football is the World Cup. According to the name, the favorite can be called France. They even have unreal players sitting on the bench.
However, if we take the last Euro, these players did not adapt to Switzerland and lost. That is, it cannot be judged by names alone. It seems to me that Argentina will also be a contender for gold, ”Golovin said in an interview. “Sport-Express”.
The 2022 World Cup will be held in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December.
Recall that in order for the Russian team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, it must play against Poland in a play-off match in March 2022. As a result of the controversy, the team was suspended and the Poles advanced to the next round.
On May 2, he became acquainted with the decision of the Union of European Football Federations (UEFA) to exclude the Russian national team from the League of Nations and Russian clubs from European competitions in the 2022/2023 season. So the Russians will miss the 2022 World Cup.
old Golovin shared memories From an unsuccessful match with the Croatians in the 2022 World Cup selection.