How many Belarusians really support Russian football team?


All matches of the World Cup in Russia are broadcast by the TV channel “Belarus 5” and its commentators sometimes allow themselves unprofessional behavior and statements that do not correspond to reality.

First, commenting on the game Portugal vs Spain, the former goalkeeper of the national team of Belarus Vasil Khamutousky said that “the majority of people in our country are cheering for Russia, for our neighbor.”

The head of the department of commentators and thematic programs of the TV channel “Belarus 5” Syarhei Matskevich went even further. In a conversation with his Russian counterpart from “Match TV” Konstantin Genich for the program “PRO sport. Results” he noted that “all Belarusian football fans are cheering for the host national team at the World Cup 2018 “.

The site of the newspaper “Pressball” decided to check these statements and conducted a poll on its website. The question was simple: have you supported the Russian national team? At the time of publication, 3,738 people voted, of whom 52.6% disproved the words of Khamutousky and Matskevich, replying that they did not support the Russian national team.

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