This was stated by the president of the International Football Federation Gianni Infantino.

According Infantino, the delivery of samples will be carried out both during the tournament and in the out-of-competition period.

"Naturally, we expect that the World Cup 2018 will be held in the spirit of fair play, with respect for all the principles of fair play," said Infantino.

In addition, the mundiale will for the first time operate a three-stage procedure to combat manifestations of racism and discrimination. Now the main arbiter of the match will be able to interrupt or completely cancel the game if any manifestations of racism are fixed.

By the way, the World Cup 2018 will be held from June 14 to July 15 in 11 Russian cities. In total 32 teams will participate in the competitions, which will be distributed among eight groups. The draw for the first of December.

As previously reported in "URA-Inform", FIFA approved the petition of the former captain of the Ukrainian youth team Beki Vachiberadze on receiving Georgian football citizenship. It is noted that the Ukrainian footballer has not received a challenge to the last matches of the Ukrainian "youth team" in the selection for Euro-2019 against England and Scotland. As a result, I decided to change football citizenship and play for the national team of the historical homeland.