Former Moscow striker “Dynamo” Maxim Afinogenov said that no one believed in the victory of the Russian team at the 1999 World Junior Championship.
The Russian team beat Canada in overtime with a score of 3:2 in this final.
— I realized this a little later while talking with the guys. They said to themselves: “Damn, can you imagine, we are world champions! “No one could have thought of it before the start of the championship, when there was a change of coach and we were losing in friendly matches. In seven years without a victory for the national team at the World Championships, fans have managed to get used to it. They say they will bring home some medals, but certainly no gold. And achieving such an unexpected triumph, you experience special emotions. However, when you constantly win, the joy dulls, ”affinogenov said, as quoted by RT.
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