A list of questions for Gregory Rodchenkov on doping in Russian football was prepared by the International Football Federation, journalist Brian Swanson told a Twitter microblogging journal,. According to Swanson, FIFA has already received information from Rodchenkov on the situation in Russian football. "After studying new data from the Moscow (anti-doping) laboratory. we have drawn up a list of questions that the WADA lawyer will hand over to Rodchenkov, "the journalist quotes a FIFA letter in his blog.

On Sunday, January 14, the British Daily Mail, citing unnamed sources close to Grigory Rodchenkov, said that Russian players were planning to take dope during the 2018 World Cup. Athletes' urine samples "traditionally" had to be replaced. In the organization of the process, the tabloid accused Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko. The scandal that erupted in the sports world due to the fact that the doping program approved at the state level allegedly operated in Russia led to the fact that the Russian national team is deprived of the right to compete under the Russian flag at the Olympics in South Korean Pyeongchang.