“We always do better.” Bulykin compared the opening ceremony of the World Cup in 2018 and 2026

Famous Russian ex-football player Dmitry Bulykin compared the opening ceremonies of the 2018 World Cup and the 2026 World Cup. He believes that the opening of the World Cup in Russia was better than in the USA, Mexico and Canada.

“The opening of the World Cup is a holiday for everyone. And for football fans the match is interesting. Of course, it was not a top game. But we still enjoyed the goals, the red cards and the feeling that the World Cup had begun. Everything is always better with us. And the opening ceremony of the 2018 World Cup was better. Now no one can be surprised. If Kanye West had performed, it would have been even bigger. But Shakira is also great. Without her, not a single world championship takes place. We can talk about some kind of scale. I’m sure that the opening match was watched by a lot of people around the world,” Bulykin said in a conversation with “Championship” correspondent Nikolai Baranov.