Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said that the decision for the opening ceremony of the World Cup 2018 will be made next summer. According to him, it can take place at Moscow stadium “Dynamo”, which will not host the matches of the competition.
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“FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter wrote me a letter in which he asked if we could hold the opening ceremony the day before the first match in another stadium. Now we are considering the possibility. In theory, this could happen at the stadium” Dynamo “- said Mutko after a meeting of the Governing Board of the Organizing Committee 2018 World Cup. – It is possible that we will have the usual ceremony right before the match, but it makes it difficult for teams “.
The minister also said some details about the World Cup schedule. According to Mutko, stadiums in Yekaterinburg and Kaliningrad will only group stage matches. “You know that stadiums Yekaterinburg and Kaliningrad, the capacity of which is 35 thousand people will be able to take only the matches of the group stage,” – said Mutko.
In addition to the FIFA World Cup in the coming years in Russia will be the world championship Aquatics and skating, as well as the world hockey championship. In addition, the 2017 Confederations Cup will be held. In this regard, Vitaly L. said that does not rule out spending cuts Ministry by 10 percent, but all scheduled events take place in any case.
“Of course, the obligation to conduct competitions in Russia, we will try to fulfill, even though it and will not be easy, “- said Mutko.
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