Russian Ambassador to Argentina Dmitry Feoktistov said that about 300-500 Argentine fans did not return from the World Cup, which was held in the summer of 2018 in Russia.
“Nearly 40 thousand Argentine fans visited Russia, by the way, not all of them even returned, about 300-500 people are looking for them, because the fan’s passport expired on December 31. Somewhere got lost, maybe someone fell in love somewhere in Siberia, maybe he opened his own business, I don’t know, ”RIA Novosti reports the ambassador’s words.
He noted that holding such events helps to change attitudes towards Russia abroad.
According to him, many who returned from the championship, "said with admiration that Russia was not at all what they had imagined."
Earlier, President of the International Football Federation (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, called the 2018 World Cup in Russia the most beautiful in history.