How Russians help foreigners during the 2018 World Cup: the most touching stories

How Russians help foreigners during the 2018 World Cup: the most touching stories

1000 and 1 ways to help foreign fans during the mundial.

The World Cup is not only exciting matches, jubilation of fans and general celebration. Foreign visitors to Russia face many problems, which the locals help them to cope with. We have collected the most touching stories for you.

Global support

Two Argentines, who wanted to come to Nizhny Novgorod for the match Argentina – Croatia and ended up in Veliky Novgorod, still managed to get to the next match of their favorite national team – the Russian president ordered that the fans were provided with tickets to the game of Argentina in St. Petersburg. The foreigners liked it so much in the Northern Capital that they gave up their tickets and stayed there for a few more days after the match.

Another touching story is told by Tatar-Inform: a disabled Colombian soccer fan came to Kazan for the match, but his wheelchair broke down. Then Kazan’s “Day of Good Deeds” fund raised funds and gave the foreigner a new wheelchair, which, by the way, turned out to be better than the previous one.

How do they help in Moscow?

TV channel “360TV” told how two friends from Nigeria, who bought tickets to the match and fan passports from a third party, were deceived and slept on the street for several days. The owner of a hostel near Moscow found out about it and sheltered the two friends for free and gave them certificates for lunch at restaurants.

Ural hospitality

On June 24, the Ekaterinburg portal “E1.RU” published a story about a Peruvian fan who caught an acute respiratory infection during his trip to the 2018 World Cup, and his hostess Christina had to call an ambulance for him. The doctors arrived in five minutes, had all the papers in three languages and full equipment. Well, and the help, of course, provided professional. “Our guests offered the doctors a tip. They refused.” In the end, the landlady and the foreign guest watched the match at home.

Another story about Ekaterinburg and Peruvians, who were sheltered for free and even asked the whole entrance, in case of anything, to help the foreign guests:

Also on the portal “E1.RU” published a story about how a woman in Ekaterinburg sheltered for free an Egyptian fan who had booked an apartment earlier and was deceived. The guest was surprised that he was not asked for money.

How else do Russians help foreign guests during the 2018 World Cup?

Helping is easy and pleasant. No one forces you to put a foreigner to live in your home, just don’t refuse to tell him the way, the nearest store or help him call a cab. This is the only way we will make this World Cup really great and enjoyable for everyone.