MOSCOW, Dec 16 The coaches and players of the Russian national beach soccer team received state awards for their successful performance at the 2021 World Cup, which was held in Russia in August. The Russian national team became the winner of the tournament, beating the Japanese team in the final with a score of 5: 2. For Russians, this title became the third in history. Aide to the President of the Russian Federation Igor Levitin, President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Alexander Dyukov and Minister of Sports of Russia Oleg Matytsin took part in the ceremony held on Thursday at Luzhniki. «When it all began, the words» Luzhniki «and» beach » Why not in Sochi, for example? It was unusual, and what we saw, of course, is amazing. All the matches of the tournament were interesting, but the most exciting was the semifinal game against Switzerland. You showed that you have willpower and desire to win at home, «Levitin noted.» 2021 was a very successful year for Russian beach football. These victories will forever go down in the history of Russian football. To win the World Cup, our team had to show will, character, skill. gave us all a very big and bright holiday. All fans experienced incomparable emotions, it was a real feeling of joy and pride. It is doubly pleasant that the victory was won at home, this champion onat was recognized as the best in history. It attracted a lot of interest from the audience and the victory will give a big boost to the development of beach soccer. The RFU and the Ministry of Sports will do everything to support and develop this impulse, «Dyukov said. The success of the beach team should motivate the national team in» big «football, Matytsin believes. , — he said. — This is a feat that was accomplished in a very difficult time, it was accomplished for the third time. I would like to express my gratitude to the players, RFU coaches, all those who supported me. We are proud of our victory, we believe in Russian football. I think this is motivation for our “big” team, which will have to fight for the World Championship ”.
