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Infantino: I’m impressed by Russia 2018 preparations (FIFA.com) 19 Apr 2016
A diverse agenda awaited Gianni Infantino on his first visit as FIFA President to the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ host country. It started with a trip to the legendary Luzhniki Stadium, where he received a comprehensive update on the excellent progress of the refurbishment work at the venue of the Opening Match and Final of Russia 2018 by Moscow’s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.
The 2018 Countdown Clock next to Red Square was another must-see, with the President making a short stop there together with Local Organising Committee (LOC) CEO Alexey Sorokin and France 98 Bronze medallist Zvonimir Boban, who is accompanying the FIFA President on his visit to Russia and Qatar. Before heading to the Russian Football Union (RFU), President Infantino was introduced to the LOC management and received a detailed status report.The afternoon was dedicated to Russian football and its development. Russian football legend and 1956 Olympic Football champion Nikita Simonyan, who is the RFU Vice President, apprised the FIFA President of the history and character of Russian football. A meeting followed that with representatives of the Russian football leadership, where the main topic on the agenda was football development and the opportunities to use the World Cup to enhance the professional infrastructure within Russian football.
To conclude the first day of his official visit to Russia, the FIFA President held a joint media briefing together with RFU President and Local Organising Committee Chairman Vitaly Mutko. FIFA.com brings you the highlights.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino On his visit I am very excited about this visit and the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia which will be my first FIFA World Cup as President. I was able to discuss with the LOC and the Russian Football Union the various on-going projects; I am impressed with what is going on in football in this country, not only with staging the FIFA World Cup but also the Russian Football Union’s plans when it comes to football development. I want to complement Minister Mutko and his team, they are doing a great job. It was great to receive this picture from Nikita Simonyan of the 1958 FIFA World Cup match against England, he is a legend and players like him make us love the game. Russia is a country with a lot of passion and the FIFA World Cup offers a great opportunity to showcase Russia to the world and that all Russians can be proud of, and even more once the FIFA World Cup has been staged. The 2018 FIFA World Cup is part of the new FIFA, the new projects we have together in football. The only question I have is the bet with Minister Mutko if I will speak better Russian or he better English in 2018.
On overall preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup From what I have seen so far, particularly after this visit, I am even more convinced that this will be the best FIFA World Cup ever. And I have some comparisons with other competitions from my previous work. I can say that we are on track here and we have the full commitment that everything will be done in accordance with the schedule. Naturally, stadiums all need to be completed by December 2017 to allow proper testing and ensure that all will be done to stage a smooth FIFA World Cup. Everyone in Russia is conscious that there is still a lot to be done, on the construction at the stadia, on accommodation and on infrastructure. We can’t lose any days, but again from all I have experienced, I am convinced it will be a great success. I can see there is a lot of progress and a lot of commitment from all football people, and that makes me really optimistic two years before the FIFA World Cup and one year before the FIFA Confederations Cup, that Russia will stage the best FIFA World Cup ever.
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Якщо коротко - Інфантіно побував на Росії і розповідає: "я в захваті від візиту, я в захваті від планів Росії, я в захваті від Мут(д)ка, ЧС-2018 - це початок нової ери ФІФА, всі стадіони мають бути закінчені до грудня 2017, ми не можемо гаяти часу, але я впевнений у великому успіху, це буде найкращий в історії чемпіонат блаблабла..."
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