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"It was the best World Cup in history," FIFA President Gianni Infantino said at his press conference yesterday, with only two games to go before the curtain fell . Of course, praising Russia 2018 indirectly throws water for its mill: in its mandate, the Star Cup was contested, he said. Whatever the case may be, in an overall badessment we must be a coincidence. A World Cup has three legs: 1) the game itself; 2) the organization; 3) the host country. They could be qualified with 8, 9 and 10, in that order. Put all three in a shaker, it can be the top.
Football started with buglers and trumpets. In the opening match, Russia defeated Saudi Arabia 5-0 – playing well and with good goals. The next day, Spain and Portugal equaled 3 to 3 in a vibrant, high-voltage match, with an impressive Cristiano Ronaldo. Then there were other high voltage games and the level dropped slightly over the days. But this happens in the decisive sections of all tournaments, no one wants to risk too much, caution prevails and goals are reduced. Brazil 2014 was a very attractive event, but between the four quarter-final matches and the two semifinals were scored 13 goals, including 8 in Brazil 1 – Germany 7. Here, without such a disaster, go 15.
There were big matches, like the two mentioned, and like France 4 – Argentina 3, Colombia 3 – Poland 0 (only for Colombia), Switzerland 2 – Serbia 1, Spain 2 – Morocco 2, Argentina 2 – Nigeria 1, Sweden 1 – Germany 2, Uruguay 2 – Portugal 1, Belgium 2 – Brazil 1, Belgium 3 – Japan 2, Russia 2 – Croatia 2 … And the final is missing. It would not be strange to go past the last three finals, which were quite forgettable. If from France-Croatia there is a great show, the World Cup will be on the podium. Remember that the last three finals were simply unobtrusive.
And there were great individuals, like Modric, Hazard, Griezmann, Mbappé, Courtois, Lloris, Kanté, De Bruyne … So the game did not disappoint.
It is quite peculiar: it usually registers 24 or 25 degrees, sometimes it goes down to 18 or 19 and in others a little more. At most, it can climb to 28 in the middle of the afternoon, but it's never overwhelming. And it lasts a little, a month and a half of mild heat, even with light drizzle. It is necessary to be warned and to take shelter, the night it is generally decidedly very fresh. Maybe this pleasant climate is one of the reasons you run so much in games and the pace is so intense. Let Croatia say that, adding the additional three that faced, at 30 minutes each, actually played one more game. And to that are added additional time and two penal definitions, with the nervous tension that they suppose.
The VAR was a hallmark of this Cup, and it succeeded despite all the previous criticisms. So much so that even those who had been his most loyal detractors before the tournament, then asked the VAR before a questionable move. This allowed that there were no arbitration scandals. Errors were recorded that could have changed a result. Nobody can object.
However, the other World Cup, that of the line to the outside, was downright flawless. Nothing has failed. In the infrastructure (stadiums, playgrounds, training centers), communications, connectivity, television, hospitality, internal transport, logistics, security, control … In each article touched 9 or 10 points. Above all, in safety and in the services that cities have offered because they have everything: highways, airports, trains, subways … They have not made them for the World Cup, they have # 39; were. The metro was inaugurated by Stalin in 1935. We clearly remember the 2006 World Cup in Germany, a great tournament, but it did not have an impact like this. In Brazil came the day of the opening match and we entered the stadium of Corinthians dodging the painters, who gave the finishing touch. Very tropical Here everything was ready
The Fan ID was a creation that will now be imposed in other mega-events. With this pbadport, the organization knew where each spectator was sitting and if there was an incident, they would look for it in the place. This happened to a fugitive Brazilian citizen who came to watch the World Cup and was fished for the fan card.
The language barrier has also been traced successfully, the Russian is not Italian or Portuguese, with fifty words C is fixed. It is incomprehensible by the pronunciation and its Cyrillic writing, which prevents any understanding. However, there was no problem of any kind. He helped the warm climate that was created during the tournament. At first, the Russian population, unaccustomed to receiving so many strangers, seemed a little defensive. Then they opened and showed a nicer face. The translator of Google has helped a lot, application that visitors have lowered on the phone, with which the sentence is pronounced in Castilian, the device translates it in Russian, the other person listening, gives the response by the same route and arrives in our language. Very practical, it works and saves situations.
No incidents were reported, no one reported flights to tourists or journalists in press centers (a World Cup clbadic). Here, the light is not cut off or the internet signal is suppressed. Even in the subway, tens of meters underground, the wi-fi responds perfectly. Matches could be seen even in subway cars. Russia has not sought to make money with the World Cup, although its Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, reported that the World will leave a profit of about 11 million euros. ; euro. But there will be no losses, as in Brazil and South Africa. Most important, he said, will be the future tourist income
There is not a person that this chronicler consulted, of any nationality whatsoever, who did not say the same sentence: "Russia is a spectacular country.It is not a favorite destination for international tourism, from now on it will be.The million visitors, as well as the press that covered the tournament, will spread surely the profits of this nation.
"The other contribution of the World Cup is that it has changed the mentality of the world towards Russia," added Infantino. 39, is a country full of nice people with a lot of history.Russia is not the way the media has drawn.All people who have traveled to Russia have been safe. amuse all the prejudices against this country have disappeared. "
The World Cup will be a hinge for in Russia. I knew that I was examined by the world. And it came with the note 10.
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