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Pre-launch losses
The entries of the teams participating in the World Cup are changing
The Russian Premier League has lost one of its representatives at the World Cup. Midfielder of the Polish national team and FC Moscow Damian Gorawski will not be able to play in Germany. He has already been withdrawn from the application, and his place in the Polish national team will be taken by Lech footballer Bartosz Bosiacki. Gorawski, who had previously made 14 appearances for the national team and scored one goal, lost his chance to play at the World Cup due to health problems. A medical examination showed that the Moscow midfielder has disorders in the respiratory system and blood circulation.It is possible that the entry lists of other teams will undergo changes over the next two weeks. In accordance with FIFA rules, substitutions in the national team can be carried out if appropriate medical documents are provided 24 hours before the start of the team's first match at the World Cup. It was expected that the England team, which included Wayne Rooney, could take advantage of this right. On April 29, the 20-year-old Manchester United forward suffered a broken foot bone in a match against Chelsea. Rooney's participation in the world championship was in doubt. However, now the doctors of the English team are full of optimism: Rooney’s recovery is proceeding quite quickly. First, doctors reported that he would be ready for the playoff matches, and then England team doctor Leif Sword said that he did not rule out the appearance of the Manchester United striker in the opening match with the Paraguay team.
Ordered to remain silent
Football players of the Togolese national team, which will play in Group G along with teams from France, Switzerland and South Korea, are prohibited from communicating with journalists. The German coach of the Sparrowhawks, Otto Pfister, put forward this requirement so that the players could prepare for the World Cup without distractions, and those who violate the ban will face severe sanctions, including exclusion from the national team. But perhaps Pfister is trying to protect himself from scandals in this way. Indeed, largely because of the scandalous interview with Emmanuel Adebayor, the previous coach of the Togo national team, Stephen Keshi, was fired. The conflict between the Arsenal forward and Kesha ended with Adebayor leaving the national team during the African Cup and without him the Togolese lost three matches.
“This is the first and last interview before the start of the match,” said the Juventus Zurich and Togo national team midfielder Junior Senaia the other day. - We are not allowed to talk to journalists. Anyone who violates the ban will be expelled. For us it is much more important to play than to look for trouble. Therefore, you don’t have to bother any of the players, no one will say anything anyway. Until June 13th we are deaf and dumb.”
Beer is okay, cider is not.
FIFA officials, after negotiations with sponsors, have released a list of drinks that cannot be consumed at World Cup matches. All strong alcohol and wine, as well as apple cider and wheat beer, popular in some federal states, were banned. Regular beer is allowed, but there was a scandal: German fans were outraged that only American varieties were planned to be sold at stadiums during the World Cup, which many in Germany don’t even consider beer. In the end, it was agreed that local brewers would also take part in the World Championship. Beer will be sold at stadiums during breaks without restrictions. But if the seller can determine by the appearance of the buyer that he has already had enough, he has the right to refuse to lower the next mug to the fan.
In addition to alcohol, it is prohibited to bring large backpacks and plastic bags, long umbrellas, plastic and glass bottles, tin cans, flags with a pole longer than 1 meter and more than 3 cm thick, and banners more than 3 meters wide into stadiums hosting World Cup matches.