There are exactly one hundred days left before the World Cup. It is expected that about two million foreign fans will come to the tournament in Russia. The ticket lottery has already been completed, but tickets will go on free sale next week, Dmitry Kalugin, a sports observer for MIR 24, reports.
World football stars and Russian President Vladimir Putin began the countdown to the World Cup. Up to a hundred times the ball was collectively stuffed by legendary players - Ronaldo, Trezeguet, Alenichev, Maradona and many others. The final blow for Putin.
More than five million applications have been submitted for World Cup tickets. True, there are much fewer physical places.
That's how they cheered at the Confederations Cup. Next summer, a similar picture can be observed in 11 Russian cities. Moreover, not only fans of countries that have made it to the tournament are going to the World Cup. Applications come in huge numbers from China, the US and the Netherlands. However, the majority of seats in the stands will be occupied by Russians - they account for 55% of requests for tickets.
“We have been working for many years to make the tournament really exciting. So that the fans feel comfortable here, and Russia becomes a home for the guests. And almost everything is ready for this,” said Alexei Sorokin, Director of the Russia-2018 Organizing Committee.
The greatest interest among foreign fans is. In the rating of early booking of hotels and housing, the "northern capital" occupies the first line. Fans are ready to stay there for six days and pay about four thousand rubles a day.
The main thing to remember for those wishing to enter the arena is the FAN ID. This is the main document of the World Cup. Without it, you can't get into the stadium even if you have a ticket. To get it, you just need to fill out an online application. It is advisable to do this immediately after purchasing a ticket for the match.
The FAN ID also entitles you to free rail travel between World Cup cities. Some airlines also provide discounts upon presentation of the document. Naturally, only for those matches for which you have tickets. To do this, you also need to register on a separate site.
For foreigners, the FAN ID also replaces a tourist visa to Russia. With this football document, you can enter the country ten days before the World Cup and leave ten days after its completion. However, it is worth remembering that you will need a FAN ID when leaving Russia.
Fans from Peru are among the leaders among those who want to get to the World Cup. Their country got to the World Cup for the first time in 36 years. This event is celebrated even in women's colonies. Prisoners make copies of the talisman of the upcoming tournament with their own hands. The cost of the Peruvian wolf brother Zabivaki is 7.5 euros. Most of the local fans will go to Russia in his company.
The World Championship kicks off on June 14 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Russia and Saudi Arabia will play in the opening match.
MOSCOW, January 30 - R-Sport, Alexander Rogulev. On Monday football Russia marks a round figure - 500 days before the start of the 2018 World Cup, which will be held in 11 cities of our country from June 14 to July 15 next year. "R-Sport" talks about what surrounds the preparation for the main football tournament four years.
Backlog in stadiums only in Samara
In almost all regions, preparations for the World Cup are in full swing. Stadiums every month more and more begin to resemble what was shown in the pictures during the presentation of projects. If we do not take into account the stadium on Krestovsky Island in St. Petersburg, where every day there is news about the completion, rebuilding, low-quality materials, leakage or something else, then the information background of the rest of the construction projects is positive.
Here, for example, Kazan. There are 500 days before the World Cup, half a year before the Confederations Cup, but work is already underway on the construction of temporary structures on the territory of the Kazan Arena stadium. “Now the normative state of the field is being maintained for its further awakening and maintenance until the Confederations Cup,” Vladimir Leonov, Minister of Sports of the Republic of Tatarstan, told R-Sport. “Currently, the construction of temporary infrastructure has begun on the territory adjacent to the stadium.”
Last week, the head of the organizing committee "Russia-2018", Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation for Sports Vitaly Mutko came to Nizhny Novgorod, where he inspected the facilities of the future championship. Among other things, he said that only the stadium in Samara was behind schedule. The point, according to Mutko, is in planning errors, but in a month and a half everything should be on schedule.
“2017 is a special year for each of the host cities of the World Cup,” Governor of the Samara Region Nikolai Merkushkin told R-Sport. “We have very little time left - 500 days. And each of them should be useful. We we have to complete the construction of all the necessary infrastructure, put the city in order, and this must be done by the end of 2017."
"Football players of the national team for the opening of all stadiums"
If in Samara in 2017 it is necessary to build a stadium, and roads, and training bases, and playgrounds, then in a couple of regions everything is almost ready. We are talking about Kazan and Sochi, which have recently hosted major tournaments. In Yekaterinburg, forces were sent to the stadium and the entrance to it, as well as to the reconstruction of the Mayakovsky Central Park of Culture and Culture, which will become a fan zone during the World Cup.
For a whole year, the main headache in Kaliningrad was the stadium: the local authorities butted heads with the federal authorities over the place on which to build. Oktyabrsky Island was defended, the capacity was reduced to 35,000, and construction began. Needless to say, at an incredibly fast pace. After that, the problem of the region was the airport, which has been under repair for more than a year. Only in last month the problem began to be resolved.
“The other day, a meeting was held with the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency,” Acting Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Kaliningrad Region Alexander Rolbinov told the R-Sport agency. “Today, we can say with confidence that the issue has been resolved regarding the reconstruction of the runway. to the site. Those schedules that are presented, and the forces that the contractor has at his disposal, guarantee that the contract will be completed on time."
An increasingly pressing issue is not when the stadiums will be commissioned, but how they will be opened. Naturally, all regions want to open the arena with a match of the Russian team. But there won't be enough players for Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod, Saransk, Rostov-on-Don, Yekaterinburg and Kaliningrad, not to mention Luzhniki, the main arena of the World Cup. “Of course, there won’t be enough national team players for all the cities,” agrees the general director of Russia-2018, Alexei Sorokin. “If possible, we will make do with local clubs.”
Transfer Threat
The closer the World Cup, the more reports appear about its possible postponement. And the point is not so much in the unwillingness of Russia to accept the World Cup, but in doping scandals around Russian sports. Although it is difficult to trace a direct connection between the two things, international organizations, and primarily WADA, are regularly reminded of this possibility through the media. “I don’t feel tension, there is no anxiety,” Sorokin reassures. “We do not discuss these issues with FIFA. All assurances have been given, and there is no point in returning to them.”
“From a legal point of view, they (WADA) can get this opportunity easily,” sports lawyer Artem Patsev said in November. “It just requires changes to the world anti-doping code. All members of the Olympic movement are required to comply with the requirements of this code. "This is his idea. Paper will endure everything, you can transfer any authority to anyone. Will this help the purity of the sport and its purification? In my opinion, this will only worsen the situation. But I admit that the World Cup can be taken away."
According to the former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Richard Pound, the way to deprive Russia of the World Cup can be as follows: a number of countries will announce a boycott of the World Cup, and FIFA will be forced to postpone it. However, to date, no one, with the exception of organizations such as NADOs (National Anti-Doping Agencies), has declared the reality of the boycott of the 2018 World Cup.
According to the Russian side, the tournament, on the contrary, can become an impetus for the return of Russian sports to the "international family". “This is a chance for us to open the country to the world,” says Mutko. “We expect a million fans to come to us. We want this project to leave a huge tangible and intangible legacy. We want this date – 500 days before the World Cup – to pass under the sign of creation, so that the world would recognize Russia, in relation to which there are now many clichés.
World Cup draw will take place in the Kremlin
A couple of years ago, news about the World Cup appeared once a month or less. But the closer to the tournament, the more and more often, almost every week, events of the organizing committee are held in Moscow and other cities of the 2018 World Cup. Many of them are big. What is worth, for example, the draw qualifying tournament World Cup, held in the Konstantinovsky Palace in St. Petersburg. The city brought together the highest representatives of world football, and on the territory of the residence, a separate building of temporary structures was built specifically for the draw.
No less pompous will be the main draw for the 2018 World Cup, which will take place not just anywhere, but in the Kremlin. It is symbolic that the event is scheduled for December 1 - the day before Russia celebrates the 7th anniversary of preparation for the tournament. “Of course, the organization of any event inside the Kremlin is more difficult than the organization at any other facility in the city,” says Sorokin. “We have secured the consent of all the authorized bodies, received all the permits. was in Konstantinovsky.
Over the past couple of years, the 2018 World Cup has acquired a variety of tournament ambassadors and just famous people from the world of culture and sports, creating the image of the country abroad. Everyone remembers top model Natalia Vodianova, who managed to change three dresses during the preliminary draw for the World Cup in St. Petersburg. The tournament's ambassadors at various times were hockey player Alexander Ovechkin, synchronized swimmer Natalya Ishchenko, cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko and even famous singer Nyusha, who will represent Kazan.
“The World Cup is a grand event in the life of every country,” Nyusha told R-Sport. “Like millions of Russians, I sincerely hope that it will become an impetus for the development of football in our country, make it a sport that will bring Russia new victories. I will definitely be rooting for the Russian national team. But I haven’t decided on other favorites yet. I think I still have time: the Confederations Cup will help me understand who I will worry about, who I will support in the stands."
Haven't won since last fall. And she played the match without conceded goals even a year ago. against New Zealand. Do not take the friendly match with Dynamo seriously...
Yes, and a series of defeats dragged on. The level of rivals could serve as an excuse - Argentines, Spaniards, Brazilians, French. But the other day there were Austrians...
A week and a half before the World Championships, our team accumulated a weighty bundle of negative energy around itself.
We walked to the stadium in a crowd of fans. Against the backdrop of failures, in an atmosphere of criticism, and sometimes even hatred, which is saturated with comments on all sports resources. I wanted to understand what makes people go to the arena anyway, spend their evening, their nerves and their money.
We asked the same questions to different categories of viewers. They asked about the attitude towards the national team and Cherchesov personally - from children, from young student fans, from mature men. Even the grandmother who lives next door. They chose different words, but the essence is the same. And she is classic: In Russia and in its main team, one can only believe. But it is impossible not to believe.
Probably, there could be no other answers. After all, those who think otherwise stayed at home on this cool evening.
I admire the enthusiasm of the fans who are eager to get into the stadium! Everything here is civilized, I don’t feel any negativity! I'm running to the store. I'll take it, and... I'll watch the match on TV, - a local dandelion in a headscarf, a local resident, said with anticipation.
Dmitry Zelenov (@ZelenovZ) June 5, 2018
- What makes you still root for the Russian team, which has not been happy with either the game or the results for a long time?
Pride. Pride for your country! - answers the Muscovite and Spartak Victor, who works in the field of transport.
- But after all, they almost only lose a year ...
But I still hope for the best! And that the victories will still come.
- Many criticize Stanislav Cherchesov. How do you feel about him?
Yes, a good coach. I'm not going to criticize him. Let's set up the game and perform with dignity at the World Championships!
- How exactly?
The second place in the group will be ours. I'll go to the matches. I'm also going to the opening.
- And what leads you to the stadium against the backdrop of a series of failures? - a question to student Alexander.
Yes, it's just interesting! And there is still hope that everything will be much better than it is now.
- But due to what?
By chance! - the student laughs - And I urge everyone else to believe. What else is left?
- At least something or someone gives optimism?
The youth. Kutepov, Miranchuki, Golovin. It is obvious. Dzagoev is fine now.
- And how do you like Cherchesov?
I treat him well. Still, this is a man with a capital letter.
No kidding. Randomly, 10 people were asked at the stadium what makes them cheer / believe in the national team. Answers: "pride", "these are ours", "we are Russians", "this is our country". People believe in the team. They probably don't have a twitter) pic.twitter.com/5AOiLHeF2h
Exactly three years later, on July 15, 2018, the final of the World Cup will be held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Kommersant asked Arkady Dvorkovich, Nikolai Valuev, Nikita Simonyan, Vlad Topalov, Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov, Edgard Zapashny and his other readers what to count on national team at the next world championship.
Arkady Dvorkovich, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government:
For a successful performance at the 2018 World Cup, which will be held in our country, it is necessary to find a way to morally motivate the players, to attract young players to the main teams of the clubs. The championship should help create excitement around football in the country, although there are still many fans of this wonderful game. We can look forward to the holiday in 2018, as well as the creation of a modern infrastructure for the next generation - this will motivate us to fight for medals and improve the quality of the game of our athletes. I am sure that we have the time and energy to achieve such goals!
Nikolai Valuev, State Duma deputy:
I would count on winning. The national team performs poorly, but to change the chant "Russia, forward!" no need for another. Let's replace the coach - it's better if it is a Russian specialist who cares about the interests of the country. Moreover, there will be those who wish. It will be much more difficult and even more difficult to pick up players - to make a combat-ready team out of them in the remaining three years. And, of course, Russia needs to fulfill all obligations for the successful hosting of the 2018 FIFA World Cup itself. There is no need to look back at the readiness of the team.
Aras Agalarov, President of Crocus Group:
I would do the following for these three years: take some sports base in the south of Russia, would equip ten open football fields, travel around the country, select guys 16-17 years old - talented, promising, playing in some junior clubs in Russia not in the First League, of course. I would hire several coaches from the leading football schools world: Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Germany. Children should be taken on full board. A comprehensive school should be somewhere nearby, not far from the base, and admission to the institute for them should be on special conditions. There should be ten teams of football players, about 150 people. For three years, conducting continuous training, tournaments among themselves, six or seven of the best can be selected from these young guys and strengthen the team with them. As a result, the total annual budget for such training will be less than the annual annual salary of the coach of the Russian national team Fabio Capello.
Vladimir Shakhrin, leader of the Chaif group:
Photo: Alexander Koryakov, Kommersant
They have already hit everyone in the dirt qualifying matches. It is worth counting that the fans, looking at the spectacular, productive game in the upcoming matches, will forgive the national team and come to cheer for them at the 2018 World Cup.
Oleg Sysuev, First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alfa-Bank, midfielder in the team of the Russian government "Rosich":
Photo: Evgeny Pereverzev, Kommersant
The main thing is not to build castles in the air and not to succumb to super-optimistic forecasts. As a football power, Russia is not in the top or second ten of the leading powers, and the rating that FIFA has now given us adequately reflects our position. This is the objective position of Russian football, and not at all "the intrigues of enemies." What to do? To begin with, it is necessary to focus in the domestic championship not on big money and buying names, but on young guys. And they are! I was recently in Krasnodar at the Galitsky Academy and I can say that after this visit, I suddenly had hope for the future of Russian football. Well, we don’t need high expectations, we don’t need to think about the place that we will take at the 2018 World Cup, we just need to focus on attractive and attacking football.
Ruslan Nigmatullin, ex-goalkeeper of the Russian national team:
Nothing revolutionary, perhaps, can be done here. But interest in the national team increases as it progresses. And a successful national team means successful clubs, which is also not yet the case. Although we have large financial expenses. Much needs to be reviewed, and for a start it is necessary to tighten the limit of legionnaires. We don't need so many mid-level legionnaires. We need our own youth who will play in their clubs. Otherwise, we have a unique situation in the world when football players play in the national team who have never been included in the main team of their club. And this is not a whim of the coach. It's just that you can't find a single Russian football player of this level in this position.
Rostislav Khait, actor, screenwriter:
If the championship remains in Russia, there will be interest from the fans. Yes, now it is nowhere lower, but the World Cup is the most popular sport's event in the world. But in order for people not only to watch, but to cheer for Russia, you need to go to the European Championship, improve the game. Football is not a matter of indifference. They love it or they don't. Now the fans do not like, so they say that they are not interested. But this, of course, is not indifference. As soon as the team starts to play well, there will be an upsurge. In 2006, the team had the same attitude, we did not qualify for the World Cup, and our team did not bother anyone. And two years after the match with Holland, more than a million people took to the streets. From love to hate one step.
Igor Lebedev, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma:
From the point of view of playing football, we will not have time to fix anything before the World Cup. Again, we will invest millions and millions, we will appoint a new coach, we will promise huge bonuses, but we will not teach to play those players that we have, and we don’t have others. Football cannot be raised by a momentary decision. Players are brought up from childhood. And what can we demand from Berezutsky, Ignashevich and Akinfeev? They are great players, but how old will they be in 2018? Compared to the Belgian national team, they are just grandfathers. So I don't think we will achieve great success at the home world championship. Mr. Fursenko, being the president of the RFU, deceived us all - we will not become champions, but we will hold the championship at the highest level. And it will return the interest of the fans. The World Championship is always a holiday! People will fill stadiums to see Messi, Ronaldo, etc. play.
Vlad Topalov, singer, participant football team pop stars "StarCo":
We need to disperse the whole team to hell and recruit young players who are eager to play, and not just for the dough. Fans are already tired of looking at the same dull faces that do not always want to run after the ball. One Zhirkov runs in all positions. When you do not see the enthusiasm of the team, and your enthusiasm disappears. And when people see young blood that wants to play and win, the interest will return: it has always been like that. Football is not a game to which you need to artificially stir up interest.
Valery Shantsev, Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region:
Just a few years ago, Nizhny Novgorod football fans could not even imagine in their wildest dreams that the World Cup would come to Nizhny Novgorod. However, in three years it will become a reality. Local fans are very fond of football. According to surveys, 83% of the region's residents support the holding of matches of the world football championship in Russia and in Nizhny Novgorod, which is the highest in the country. I am convinced that after the 2018 World Cup we will have more people who want to play football. Children will dream of becoming like Yashin, Monday, Ivanov, Gershkovich, or like modern players - the Berezutsky brothers, Kerzhakov, Dzyuba. Everyone will want to win the World Cup.
Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov, President of the National Football Fund:
I don’t know what to think anymore: Capello was fired, but our team was not the worst. Capello prepared the team for the championship, selected players. Now all the players of our national team are over 30, and in three years they will hardly walk on the field at all. Capello is looking for players among the young, he built the team for a long time. And in order to avoid unnecessary questions, it was necessary to inform the fans about what was happening in the team, why new players were introduced into the game. But this should not have been done by Capello himself. Our people had to tell that at such and such a match new players were tested, at another match youth were brought in to see what they were capable of. When young players are brought onto the field without explanation and the team loses, then everyone is at a loss as to why they came out - how else to train young people? Young people can only be tested in battles. And we only slandered Capello. Not only did they not pay money, they also scolded him. They treated him ugly ... Such things do not attract fans, but only scare them away. I'm afraid that now football in general in our country will be uninteresting.
Nikita Simonyan, Acting President of the RFU:
When I was a coach, I told my players like this: they got into the group, the goal is to get out of the group. We went to the quarter-finals, the task is to get to the semi-finals. And so on until the final. Gradually. This is how our team should think now. If she reached the semi-finals at home, I can say that it would already be a great success, given the current situation of the team. Many of our young football players, such as Chernov, Golovin and others, are in the field of view of the national team. I wanted to and still want to believe in them. The team now needs to work hard on technique and pressure. You need to be in excellent athletic shape to compete with European teams. Only on the basis of these team qualities can Russia succeed. The performance of the Russian national team depends a lot on us, the fans. And those 73% of viewers, who, as it turned out according to polls, no longer follow our team, also have an impact on the game of football players. A lot also depends on the media, which, since 2013, have been doing nothing but hitting, beating Russian football. There is a lot of talk about Fabio Capello, about the amount of his contract, but no one talks about football itself.
Sergei Yuran, Soviet and Russian football player, trainer:
And I will be sick: I would like to enjoy the game of the national team. The most important thing is that the level of the championship is high. The fact that there is now a low interest in football is a normal phenomenon, because on recent matches The team showed nothing. The fan comes to the match for the result. And for the result at the helm of the national team should be Russian coach. In addition, you need to attract young people and play them. Thirdly, we need to deal with the salaries that drive young football players crazy. At this stage, we need to start preparing young people who will try and give their all by 2018. There is such a thing: when you put on a T-shirt of the Russian national team, you take on responsibility. Unfortunately, many players now do not understand this.
Edgard Zapashny, General Director of the Great Moscow State Circus:
I am looking forward to this big day. I really hope that the championship will take place on high level, purely in Russian: on a grand scale, with a soul, with a conscience. So that they don’t steal, because theft is the second most popular sport after football. Alas, our team does not shine anywhere yet: neither in the Cup nor in the Europa League. The main part of the fans will remain as they were, and the people who know how to connect to the wave of our victories will wake up as soon as the World Cup starts, because we have already qualified for the championship. I'm sure there will be excitement. Loud resignations take place with enviable regularity in all championships, coaches change like gloves. Our national team is far from being the strongest, so I would not blame the coach for everything. Let's be honest: today we don't have such prominent representatives football like Kerzhakov, Arshavin, Pavlyuchenko. Unfortunately, there is no serious alternative to Akinfeev. The coaching component may change a few more times, because it is customary for us to find a scapegoat. Now it is Capello, but the one who replaces him does not guarantee success either, because he will have to work with the same players. I hope that bright stars will appear in the national team in three years.
Dmitry Azarov, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Federal Structure and Regional Policy:
Our game will improve when we create a system for training Russian football players. The state is taking very serious steps to develop sports, especially for children. That's when this young generation grows up, I'm sure we'll see great results. We follow the achievements of our athletes at the Universiade this year, we saw a great victory at the 2014 Olympics. Sport in Russia has always been indicative. Something just doesn't add up with football. Fabio Capello is a great specialist, but he promotes a tough style of play that we don't like. The Russian national football team must have a Russian coach, who will be guided not only by the fee, but also by the duty to the motherland, the spirit of patriotism. He must feel the Russian sports team spirit.
The main event of the day was the farewell of the Russian team to the home world championship. And although it can not be called unexpected, it turned out to be much more worthy than many expected.
The Russians chose a different tactic for the match with the Croats than for the meeting with Spain - from the first minutes they tried to put pressure and attack, and although the Croats quickly intercepted the threads of the game, the hosts of the tournament were also the first to open the score in the match.
Although the advantage in the score did not last even ten minutes, but in the future the Russian team managed to keep a draw until the end of regular time, and when Vida scored an unexpected goal in extra time, they did not fall apart and managed to win back again.
Failed
But for a penalty shootout of self-control and nerves, Russian players was no longer enough. However, it is impossible to be upset by this in full force - the team has already jumped above its head, giving the fans much more positive emotions than they expected.
Hero of the day
You can have different attitudes towards Stanislav Cherchesov, and the not very pleasant character of the coach of the Russian team contributes to this very much, but it is difficult to deny that it was he who became the main character of the day.
After the disastrous results and the unintelligible play of the team in test matches on the eve of the tournament, a wave of well-reasoned criticism fell upon the coach, but Cherchesov only snorted like a rhino and continued to stick to his line.
The coach took a risk - after the failure at the home World Cup, which was expected by many, Stanislav Salamovich would have to pack his things and leave for a long time to train Polish and Austrian clubs until the situation at home settled down.
mime master
But Cherchesov's bet played out, and in a way that hardly anyone expected. Having managed to work on the mistakes after a disastrous defeat against Uruguay, the coach and his team managed to achieve a completely unexpected victory over Spain, and a few centimeters separated us from a fantastic semi-final.
Therefore, Cherchesov can be pleased with himself - he is the hero of the day. It is unlikely that this will have a positive effect on his ego and character. but it remains only to come to terms with this, at least for the near future - his work gave us too many positive emotions.
Loser of the day
The main loser of the day was the man who approached the tournament in the status of the leader and main forward of the Russian national team - Fedor Smolov.
The best player of the past season in the RFPL considered home championship as a springboard for a dash to a decent European club. These hopes were not destined to come true.
Having unsuccessfully started the match with Saudi Arabia, Fedor lost the role of the main striker to Artem Dziuba, and he sat down on the bench, becoming a “wild card” that comes out for the last half hour, at best.
Not a Smolov tournament
Having limited playing time, Fedor also failed to score goals at the home world championship. He did not play the "joker" in the decisive matches with Spain and Croatia.
And if in the penalty shoot-out with the Spaniards, Smolov managed to beat De Gea, then a weak blow to Subasic's hand became the icing on the cake of the striker's unsuccessful performance in the tournament.
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P.S. I don't understand Smolov. His disastrous game throughout the championship and as a crown - this foppish act at such a crucial moment ...- ⚽Ruslan Nigmatullin (@RusNigmatullin) July 7, 2018
Yes, Mario Fernandez did not hit the target at all, but the Brazilian managed to score the most important goal from the field, despite the fact that he is a defender.
Smolov, however, can only wish for moral stamina - I would not want to. to have his career go back to the days when he was more of a parody of a striker.
Goal of the day
Best Goal game day scored by Russian national team striker Denis Cheryshev, who opened the scoring in the match with Croatia.
In the 31st minute, Cheryshev received a pass from Artem Dzyuba and from outside the penalty area delivered a chic shot into the near nine. Someone will say “accident”, someone “for execution”, in any case, the blow came out chic and did not leave anyone indifferent.
"Wow. What a goal performed by Cheryshev. This World Cup is absolutely insane,” wrote Gary Lineker.
wow. What a goal from Cheryshev. This World Cup is utterly bonkers.
Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) July 7, 2018
"The new Tsar of Russia," the La Liga press service said on Twitter.
If someone has forgotten, then Alexander Mostovoy received the nickname "Tsar" in the championship of Spain at one time. Now it's time for new heroes.
