Putin on the updated "Luzhniki" opened the World Cup Cup

09 September 2017, 21:39 | Peace
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Russian President Vladimir Putin kicked off the World Cup Cup tour. The event was held at the reconstructed stadium "Luzhniki". The correspondent of "Tapes. ru »on Saturday, September 9. "I am sure that the atmosphere of excitement of spectacular duels and bright victories will be preserved in" Luzhniki "and after this grandiose reconstruction. The stadium will rightfully become the main venue for the upcoming World Cup, "the president said.. The head of state promised that "such beautiful, comfortable, technically equipped arenas will await football players and fans in every Russian city participating in the championship". According to Putin, the tournament will give a powerful impetus to the development of football. On Saturday, the first sports event was held at the renovated Luzhniki Stadium. It was attended by former players of the Russian national team Dmitry Sennikov, Alexei Smertin, Dmitry Sychev and Roman Shirokov, as well as students of children's sports schools. Reconstruction of the stadium began in 2014 and was completed in May, now the capacity of the arena is 81 thousand spectators (before reconstruction - more than 84 thousand). It cost 24 billion rubles. The Football World Cup will be held in Russia from June 14 to July 15, 2018.

The matches of the world championship will be hosted by 11 cities of the country. Russia will become the host country of the World Cup for the first time. The "Luzhniki" will host the opening ceremony of the World Cup, three games of the group stage, one match of the 1/8 finals, one of the semifinals and the final. The World Cup Cup Tour will last 123 days and cover 24 cities in Russia. The length of the route is 26 thousand kilometers.

Original article: Putin on the updated Luzhniki opened the World Cup.




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