Richard Christenson,
Canada
“We’re from Canada, but we’re here cheering for Denmark. We’ve only been here for a day and a bit, but overall it’s very good and very clean. Maybe there could be a little more English to help us out, but besides that it’s been good. I didn’t know what to expect, never really seen it on TV or anything. I’m really impressed and happy so far.”
Benjamin Christenson,
Canada
“Very nice, I like it. It’s very clean for a big city. I like everything, the food, the hotel, everything is good. The games will be good. I heard about [reports on racism]. I haven’t seen any. Nobody bothers us.”
Marzio Bescia,
Switzerland
“It’s my first time in Ukraine and Kyiv. Kyiv is a very young city, [it has] a lot of energy. I like it. I didn’t expect it to be so big. But I was working here, so I didn’t really have time to enjoy the city, I will try to do something tomorrow.”
Aleman Sulaimani,
Qatar
“I am a journalist for Al Jazeera. It’s my first time in Ukraine. I think that it’s a very good country for football. I’ve heard lots of things [about racism], but I am here since yesterday and nobody is talking [rude] to me. Everybody is friendly and smiling to me. And I hope it will stay like this till the end of the tournament.”
Hassan Shaban,
England
“I have been here before. Impressions of Kyiv have always been wonderful. Very rich culturally, historically and, I believe, fantastic hospitable people. I come here and I’m impressed. Thinking about the way they have set up the facilities for people coming here, I think [the guests] are going to have a damn good time.”
