Russia's preparations for 2018 soccer World Cup on track - deputy PM Mutko

Reuters

 

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko speaks during an interview with Reuters in Moscow, Russia February 2, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Friday preparations for the 2018 soccer World Cup were on track and that authorities had no concerns regarding the state of the 12 venues that will host matches.

 

Mutko told Reuters that authorities were working seriously on curbing racism in Russian soccer and that stadium security had been increased in the run-up to the tournament.

 

Russia will host the World Cup from June 14 to July 15 in 12 venues spread across 11 cities including Moscow, St Petersburg and Sochi.

 

 

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Yet yesterday i read they were worried about locusts eating all the grass on the pitches.

1 hour ago, marko kok prong said:

Yet yesterday i read they were worried about locusts eating all the grass on the pitches.

Fake news, too cold for locusts.

I can not wait for the world cup to start, that's when we can judge whether the infrastructure is really finished or not