MOSCOW, December 15 (R-Sport) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Saturday that Russia 2018 is the best prepared World Cup that he has seen in his career.
The tournament will be the first World Cup held in Eastern Europe and is to be spread across 12 stadiums in 11 host cities.
“In 38 years at FIFA, I've never seen a local organizing committee as advanced in their preparations as Russia. Hats off!” Blatter said on Twitter.
On Friday, a meeting of FIFA’s executive committee officially confirmed Moscow would host the final and one semifinal, with St. Petersburg taking the second semifinal.
Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan and Sochi were selected as the four host cities for the 2017 Confederations Cup, a warmup event for the World Cup.
