Bulykin: The Russian team can easily compete for a place in the next round at the 2026 World Cup

"Friendly and official matches are very different in mentality and formation. The level of opponents is also different. If the matches against Trinidad and Tobago or Burkina Faso were not so remarkable, the match with Egypt was much more interesting. Egypt will participate in the World Cup, so it will be interesting to see how this team will perform against our team. The results were not as good as expected, but drawing serious conclusions from friendly matches is always difficult. Anyway, test matches and official matches are two completely different things. However, with the level and class of the players in our team, I think they can easily compete for the next round at the World Cup. Especially now with the new format of the tournament, getting through the group stage has become much easier," Bulykin shared in an interview with Championat reporter Ksenia Filatova.