At the draw of the final tournament of the World Cup 2018 will be attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The draw will take place on Friday, December 1, at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow.

Over 1,300 guests were invited to the ceremony, including 30 of the 32 head coaches of the Mundial team.

"Before the draw Vladimir Putin will meet with the world football stars who came to Moscow to participate in the event," the Kremlin press service reported..

Note that, according to the results of the draw, the compositions of each group and the calendar of matches will be known.

The draw will begin at 17:00 Kiev time.

According to the results of the draw, eight groups of four teams will be formed. Two winners of each quartet will go to the playoffs.

World stars will help draw the World Cup 2018: Nikita Simonyan, Laurent Blanc, Gordon Banks, Fabio Cannavaro, Cafu, Diego Maradona, Carles Puyol and Diego Forlan. The World Cup will be performed on stage by Miroslav Klose.

Recall, the national team of Ukraine could not reach the World Cup 2018. The mundial will be held from June 14 to July 15.