The Russian team matches evoked pride, joy and respect from Russians.
MOSCOW, July 12, 2018. Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) presents the data of a survey devoted to the 2018 World Cup held in Russia from June 14th through July 15th 2018.
Most of Russians (70%) watch the 2018 World Cup; 41% of them watch only the matches involving the Russian team.
More than half of Russians (55%) go on watching the football broadcasts. At the same time, 38% are not going to follow the championship.
Russians felt pride (47%), joy (36%) and respect (35%) when watching the Russian team playing at the World Cup. A further 28% express hope; 21% admiration.
Eight percent of respondents were disappointed with the performance of the Russian team; 5% felt sadness; only 1% felt ashamed.
The percentage of respondents who are going to watch the finals on July 15th is 63%: 61% will follow the game at home or at work; 1% in a café or a bar, 1% at the fan zone or at the stadium in Moscow. According to 23% of respondents, France will be the champion. A further 16% say that the winner will be Croatia.
The VCIOM-Sputnik survey was conducted on July 10, 2018, and involved 1,600 Russians aged 18 and over. The survey was telephone-based and carried out using stratified dual-frame random sample based on a complete list of landline and mobile phone numbers operating in Russia. The data were weighted according to selection probability and social and demographic characteristics. The margin of error at a 95% confidence level does not exceed 2.5%. In addition to sampling error, minor changes in question wording and different circumstances arising during the fieldwork can introduce bias into the survey.
Do you watch the 2018 World Cup broadcasts?* (closed-ended question, one answer, % of total respondents) | ||||||||
| May 31, June 2, 2018 | June 16, 2018 | June 20, 2018 | June 26, 2018 | July 2, 2018 | July 4, 2018 | July 8, 2018 | July 10, 2018 |
Regularly | 20 | 29 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
I only watch those matches involving the Russian team | 32 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 41 | 38 | 39 | 41 |
I do not follow the championship | 37 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 26 |
I did not know the World Cup is taking place I did not think of it | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Don’t know | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
*In late May-early June 2018 the question wording was “Are you going to watch the 2018 World Cup?”
Will you watch the 2018 World Cup broadcasts or not? (closed-ended question, one answer, % of total respondents) | |
| Total respondents |
Yes, I will | 55 |
No, I won’t | 38 |
I did not think of it | 5 |
Don’t know | 2 |
What did you feel when watching the Russian football team playing at the World Cup? (closed-ended question, not more than 5 answers, % of total respondents) | |
| Total respondents |
Pride | 47 |
Joy | 36 |
Respect | 35 |
Hope | 28 |
Admiration | 21 |
Disappointment | 8 |
Sadness | 7 |
Shame | 1 |
Skepsis | 1 |
Condemnation | 1 |
Indifference, no feelings | 10 |
Other | 4 |
Don’t know | 1 |
Will you watch the 2018 World Cup finals on July 15th, or not? (closed-ended question, one answer, % of total respondents) | |
| Total respondents |
I will watch the broadcast at home/at work/ at friends’ house | 61 |
I will watch the broadcast in a café/bar | 1 |
I will watch the broadcast at a fan zone | 1 |
I will watch the broadcast at the Moscow stadium | 0,2 |
I will not watch the finals | 31.8 |
Don’t know | 5 |
In your opinion, what country will win the 2018 World CUP? (closed-ended question, one answer % of total respondents) | ||
| July 8, 2018 | July 10, 2018 |
France | 21 | 23 |
Belgium | 14 | 19 |
Croatia | 17 | 16 |
England | 18 | 15 |
Don’t know | 30 | 27 |
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