2018 World Cup news
11 Russian cities will host the quadrennial FIFA World Cup in 2018. RT covers news on 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, including games, fixtures, teams, host cities, stadiums and standings, etc. The 2018 World Cup will take place from June 14 to July 15. 32 men's national teams will contest the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The final will be held in Moscow, and it will be the first World Cup held in Europe since 2006 when tournament was held in Germany. Get the news and information from RT about previous World Cup events. 12 venues are going to host the football matches: two in Moscow – Luzhniki Stadium and Spartak Stadium; St. Petersburg Stadium; Fisht Stadium in Sochi; Ekaterinburg Arena; Kazan Arena; Nizhny Novgorod Stadium; Rostov Arena in Rostov-on-Don; Samara Arena; Mordovia Arena in Saransk; Volgograd Stadium; Kaliningrad Stadium. Don’t miss the news on the 2018 World Cup venues and RT live updates from all 12 stadiums.
- Russia 2018 World Cup provided $14.5bn boost to economy – organizers
The Russia 2018 World Cup provided a $14.5 billion boost to the national economy, the organizing committee revealed on Tuesday as it detailed the impact the month-long football festival had on the country’s finances.Sport News - Russian World Cup hero Igor Akinfeev calls time on international career
Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev has retired from international football, calling time on a 14-year career with the national team in which he won over 100 caps and became a hero as captain at this summer’s World Cup.Sport News - We stopped 170 pitch invasions at World Cup – Russian organizing committee chief
Security personnel prevented 170 pitch invasion attempts at this summer’s World Cup in Russia, the head of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) has revealed, two months after the tournament came to a close.Sport News - Argentina slaps football fans with 2-year ban over ‘sexist’ video with Russian women at World Cup
The Argentinian authorities have slapped two-year stadium bans on four football fans over incidents from the World Cup in Russia, including when three of the men were filmed asking Russian women to repeat crude phrases in Spanish.Sport News - ‘Maybe he should be more well informed historically’: Brazil coach tops Trump over World Cup jibe
Brazil manager Tite has fired back at Donald Trump, suggesting he be “more well informed historically” about the country’s five World Cup wins after the US president poked fun at the team’s paltry showing at the 2018 tournament.Sport News - World Cup-winning Spurs ‘keeper Hugo Lloris arrested on late-night drink-driving charges in London
Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris, who won the World Cup with France in Russia this summer, was detained for seven hours by English police after failing a 2.20am breathalyzer test in central London on Friday.Sport News
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