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Get to Know the Russian Host Cities for the World Cup 2018

Moscow Times| Mar 27, 2015 | Road to World Cup

Russia is set to host the World Cup in 2018 from June 14 to July 15 in 11 cities, some of which are widely known destinations like Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sochi. Other host cities, such as Rostov-on-Don and Nizhny Novgorod, are less famous.
World football governing body FIFA on Thursday published 11 short videos introducing the Russian destinations on its YouTube channel as it continues to resist calls for a boycott of the event.

Montenegro v Russia Match Abandoned With Goalie Akinfeev Hospitalized

Moscow Times| Oct 2, 2015 | Road to World Cup

Montenegro and Russia’s Euro 2016 qualifier was abandoned midway through the second half on Friday after two outbreaks of crowd trouble and a scuffle between the players. The game was first delayed by 33 minutes when Russia goalkeeper.