Argentina ships three tons of food to Russia for the country's football team

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The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has shipped three tons of food to Russia together with the country's national football team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to ensure their players eat well and make good performances in the field, reported Sports Illustrated on Friday.

"The national team brought with it all the traditional food for Argentina: beef, pork, dulce de leche, mate, etc. There are about three tons of products in Bronnitsy from Argentina, the chefs who will cook for the team have already arrived in Bronnitsy," said Ricardo Lagorio, Argentina's Ambassador to Russia, to the TASS.

Mate tea is favored by many of Argentina's football players. /VCG Photo

AFA has prepared various food for their players including home-produced beef, pork, condensed milk and many players' favorite mate tea. The team's accompanying chefs were also sent in advance to Russia to prepare logistics.

Argentina is not alone as Germany also spent a lot of efforts ensuring the country's national football team enjoy themselves at the table during the World Cup. Chefs began their preparations by making menus, confirming the supply of food materials and getting familiar with local kitchens.

Germany's national football team will not be able to eat fresh food from their country. /VCG Photo

According to German newspaper Bild, chefs could not bring fresh food for their national football team because Russia bans all fresh food materials from EU countries. Technically they could only bring dried or frozen materials with them and buy other items they need locally. This will cause problems because it's difficult to confirm the source of the food.

Argentina is in Group D with Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria and will play its three games in Moscow, Nizhni Novgorod and Saint Petersburg. Germany is in Group F with Mexico, Sweden and South Korea and will play its three games in Moscow, Kazan and Sochi.