Dmitry Guberniev: “The main favorite of the World Cup is France!”

A well-known Russian commentator, BC PARI Ambassador Dmitry Guberniev answered questions on the eve of the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

– Name the main favorite for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

– The main favorite of the World Cup is France! The French even the second team would be among the contenders. I would also look at Portugal and England.

– Which team will be the main opening of the tournament?

Holland will be the opening. Well, that is the Netherlands. They didn’t even take Promes – and they threaten to manage without him! They haven’t sparkled in a long time. In Qatar they can.

– Who is your favorite football player who will take part in the World Cup?

– Favorite footballer is Neymar. In the Brazilian national team, he plays differently than in the club. In the national team, he plays like a man who loves football. He works for PSG. And they beat him here and there.

Remember your first World Cup.

— My first World Cup was the 1982 tournament in Spain. It was an incredible game of goalkeepers Rinat Dasaev and Dino Zoff, who became world champion at the age of 42 in the Italian national team, as well as striker Paolo Rossi. I also remember the goalkeeper of the German national team Harald Schumacher. It was a goalkeeping championship. The biggest disappointment was the game between the Soviet Union and the Polish team, when we did not reach the semi-finals.

– What is your favorite world championship?

– My favorite World Cup was in Mexico in 1986. Brilliant team of Lobanovsky. It’s a pity, then we lost to the Belgians not without the help of the judges, unfortunately. And, of course, incredible Argentina with Diego Maradona. It was his championship.