Sergei Semak: Commenting on Russia's absence from World Cup 2026
Sergey Semak, the head coach of the «Zenith» team, shared his views on the absence of the Russian team at the 2026 World Cup and expressed his hope to participate in such competitions in the future.
The head coach of «Zenit» Sergei Semak has expressed his views on the absence of the Russian team at the 2026 World Cup. The Russian national team has been excluded from all international competitions in 2022.
Semak said: "We have a lot of interest in the Russian Football Championship. If we take the Russia Cup and the European competitions at club level, it's a nice gift to see our football develop.
We are always interested in our team's situation and compared to other powerful teams in the world. It is always a curiosity, a thing that captures the attention of most people in the world.
"We can live without it, but we would like to participate in such competitions in the past," Semak told Sputnik TV.
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