“The organization of the World Cup in Russia and Qatar was at the highest level” – Abidal

The organization of the World Cups in Russia and Qatar was at the highest level, former player and sports director of Barcelona, ​​Eric Abidal, told Sport24.

– The last World Cup was held in Qatar, and the last one was in Russia. Can you somehow compare them? What do you remember about the World Cup in Russia?

– I can’t compare, in Russia I was only at the final, because there were a lot of players from Barcelona. Well, France played and became the winner.

The World Cup is a huge competition, so the organization is very important. And from what I saw and heard, in both countries the organization was at the highest level. Both in Russia and in Qatar, everything is safe for both players and fans.

The main difference between these world championships is that they were held at different times. In Russia the championship was held in June-July, in Qatar in November-December. Different seasons, we had to adapt in different ways, but the organization of the last two tournaments was at the highest level.

The 2018 World Cup, which was held in Russia, was won by the French team. Argentina won in Qatar.