The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was award.
Russia is the largest country in the world. Over half of Russians carefully follow football. 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia is an extremely powerful magnet.
Russia announced its intent to bid for the FIFA World Cup in early 2009, and submitted its request to FIFA in time.[1] Russia's President Vladimir Putin has taken a keen interest in the bid and has gone so far as ordering Vitaly Mutko, the Minister of Sports, to "prepare a bid for Russia to hold the 2018 World Cup".
FIFA's decision to award Russia the right to host the 2018 World Cup surprised many - including some of the country's leaders. Infrastructure must be built up from practically nothing. Yet could this be the best oportunity to shine light on some of Russia's more serious problems, among them corruption and poor infrastructure, and change for the better?
The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was award.
Russia is the largest country in the world. Over half of Russians carefully follow football. 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia is an extremely powerful magnet.
Russia announced its intent to bid for the FIFA World Cup in early 2009, and submitted its request to FIFA in time.[1] Russia's President Vladimir Putin has taken a keen interest in the bid and has gone so far as ordering Vitaly Mutko, the Minister of Sports, to "prepare a bid for Russia to hold the 2018 World Cup".
FIFA's decision to award Russia the right to host the 2018 World Cup surprised many - including some of the country's leaders. Infrastructure must be built up from practically nothing. Yet could this be the best oportunity to shine light on some of Russia's more serious problems, among them corruption and poor infrastructure, and change for the better?
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