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.

Former boss Cherchesov ‘really surprised’ after Kanchelskis claims he is ‘sure’ agents paid for players to be named in Russia team
Ex-Russia boss Stanislav Cherchesov has voiced his surprise after one of his old teammates, former Man United favorite Andrei Kanchelskis, claimed he was "sure" he had been involved in stars paying to play international football.
Oct 20, 2021 12:38
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Women in Iran to be allowed to watch their country’s national football team for the first time in two years in World Cup qualifier
Female fans will reportedly have the chance to see Iran in person for the first time in two years in a vital World Cup game next week, attending a national match in a country where they were not allowed to buy tickets for decades.
Oct 5, 2021 14:06
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Seeing red: Nurmagomedov likens Zidane’s World Cup final headbutt to his McGregor cage climb as ex-UFC champ chats MMA & football
UFC great Khabib Nurmagomedov has linked the criticism Zinedine Zidane copped for his dismissal in the World Cup final to the flak the Russian received for scaling the cage after beating Conor McGregor.
Aug 19, 2021 13:39
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‘I understand the difficulties’: Putin backs Qatar for World Cup 2022, says Euro 2020 games in Russia highlight ‘return to normal’
Russian president Vladimir Putin has pledged to do "anything necessary" to help with Qatar's "difficulties" ahead of the World Cup – and hailed the arrival of Euro 2020 in St. Petersburg next week as a sign of the pandemic easing.
Jun 5, 2021 18:52
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As football fans laugh at the thought of a FIFA World Cup every two years, will European Super League-style doomed ideas ever end?
Just when the failed European Super League seemed to have missed out on fatally damaging the reputation of elite football, a World Cup every two years has become a new topic of derision. Fans and players deserve better than this.
May 23, 2021 13:40
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Reffing and blinding: PSG stars moan that no-nonsense Champions League ref, who has previous with Neymar, told them to ‘f*** off’
Uncompromising Dutch ref Bjorn Kuipers, who was once branded "disrespectful" by Neymar after booking the Brazil playboy for arguing with him, has been backed by many fans after two PSG players accused him of swearing at them.
May 4, 2021 23:16
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