Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with football legends jokingly asked them to name the national team that will take the trophy at the World Cup, behind the "closed doors". "You are world-class experts, maybe when the press leaves, you will share with me who, in your opinion, will become the owner of the cup this year", - quotes L! FE.
Also during the meeting, the head of state stressed that the mundial presents many surprises, but it is for this game that millions of people fell in love. In addition, Putin thanked the guests who destroyed many of the stereotypes about Russia. "The so-called people's journalists who work in their personal capacity in social networks, they just contributed to the fact that many of the stereotypes about Russia simply collapsed," the president said.. On Saturday, June 7, Sochi will host a quarterfinal match between Russia and Croatia.