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Ignashevich is Russia's 'Best Defender'
MOSCOW, June 2 (Sputnik) - Former Lithuania defender Nerijus Barasa told Sputnik on Saturday that Sergei Ignashevich was Russia's "best defender" and there was no need to pay attention to his age.
3 Jun 2018
Russia's Performance Against Austria ‘Alarming’
MOSCOW, June 2 (Sputnik) - Former Soviet Union forward Sergey Andreyev told Sputnik on Saturday that Russia’s performance during a recent friendly with Austria ahead of the FIFA World Cup was "alarming."
3 Jun 2018
Russia Team 'Optimistic' Ahead of World Cup
NOVOGORSK, June 2 (Sputnik) - The Russian national football team are optimistic ahead of the upcoming FIFA World Cup, Russia defender Andrei Semyonov said on Saturday.
2 Jun 2018
Saudi Arabia 'Tough Opposition'
NOVOGORSK, June 2 (Sputnik) - Russia defender Andrei Semyonov said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia would be “difficult opponents” at the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
2 Jun 2018
Russia Defender Hopes for 'Satisfactory' Results
NOVOGORSK, June 2 (Sputnik) - Russia defender Igor Smolnikov said on Saturday he was hopeful that the team would achieve satisfactory results at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
2 Jun 2018
King of Belgium Could Attend World Cup
BRUSSELS, June 2 (Sputnik) - King Philippe of Belgium may attend one of the country's matches at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the Belgian media reported on Saturday.
2 Jun 2018
Russia Continue Training at Full Strength
MOSCOW, June 2 (Sputnik) - All the 28 Russia players continue their preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup at their base camp in Novogorsk, just outside Moscow, at full strength, the team said via their official Twitter account on Saturday.
2 Jun 2018
Belgium Head Coach Denies Reports About Mattresses With Names of Players in Final Squad
MOSCOW, June 1 (Sputnik) - Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez denied Friday media reports claiming that journalists had discovered mattresses labeled with the names of the 23 players, who will travel to Russia for the FIFA World Cup this summer.
2 Jun 2018
Minsk Expects 150,000 FIFA World Cup FAN ID Holders to Travel Through Belarus Visa-Free
MINSK, June 1 (Sputnik) - The Belarusian Interior Ministry expects that around 150,000 foreigners with FAN IDs will travel in transit through the country on their way to this summer's FIFA World Cup in Russia, head of the ministry's Department of Citizenship and Migration Aleksey Begun said on Friday.
1 Jun 2018
Head Coaches of 11 World Cup Participating Nations Shoot Video for Fans - FIFA
MOSCOW, June 1 (Sputnik) - Russia head coach Stanislav Cherchesov and the head coaches of ten more 2018 FIFA World Cup participating nations recorded a video message for fans ahead of the tournament, FIFA media service reported on Friday.
1 Jun 2018
Russia Needs Experienced Players for FIFA World Cup - Goalkeeping Coach
MOSCOW, June 1 (Sputnik) - Russia needs seasoned footballers to play at the upcoming FIFA World Cup, the team's goalkeeping coach Gintaras Stauce told Sputnik on Friday.
1 Jun 2018
RPT: FEATURE - Authentic Cuisine Ready to Meet Cravings of Chinese Fans During FIFA World Cup
MOSCOW, June 1 (Sputnik), Tommy Yang - When millions of football fans will flock to Russia for the World Cup in two weeks, one group of fans could have a unique craving that is not easily satisfied. Coming from one of the most ancient civilizations on earth, visitors from China have always faced the same dilemma when traveling abroad — finding authentic Chinese cuisine that can keep their "Chinese stomachs" happy.
1 Jun 2018
A bluffer's guide to Group H
Group H of the 2018 World Cup pits Colombia, Japan, Poland and Senegal against each other. Here are 10 facts about the group that is shaping up to be almost impossible to predict.
1 Jun 2018
Group H: The road to Russia
Poland, Senegal, Japan and Colombia may all have ended up in the same group, but that's all their qualifying campaigns had in common.
1 Jun 2018
Visa Recognition Agreement Between Moscow, Minsk Comes Into Force Ahead of FIFA World Cup
MOSCOW, May 31 (Sputnik) - The temporary agreement on mutual visa recognition between Russia and Belarus for the duration of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Russia this summer, comes into force on Friday.
1 Jun 2018
Midfielder Zhirkov Says Intensive Training Affected Russia's Performance in Austria Game
NEUSTIFT IM STUBAITAL, May 31 (Sputnik) - The intensive training ahead of the pre-World Cup friendlies was one of the reasons for the Russian national football team's poor performance in a warm-up match against Austria, Russia midfielder Yuri Zhirkov said Thursday.
1 Jun 2018
Russian Cosmonauts Play Football With 2018 FIFA World Cup Official Ball at ISS
MOSCOW, May 31 (Sputnik) - Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Oleg Artemyev played football with the official FIFA World Cup ball Telstar-18 at The International Space Station on Thursday.
1 Jun 2018
Ex-Russia Coach still ‘Optimistic’ About Team’s Chances
MOSCOW, May 31 (Sputnik) - Former Russia head coach Anatoly Byshovets told Sputnik Thursday that he was "optimistic" about the team’s chances to reach the knockout stage at this summer’s FIFA World Cup despite losing 1-0 to Austria in Wednesday's friendly.
1 Jun 2018
Ex-Forward Wants Changes in Russia Squad
MOSCOW, May 31 (Sputnik) - Former Russia forward Sergey Kiryakov told Sputnik Thursday that he hoped to see changes in the national squad for a friendly match against Turkey to be played in Moscow on June 5 ahead of this summer's FIFA World Cup.
1 Jun 2018
Ex-Serbia Defender Envies Russia Veteran's return
MOSCOW, May 31 (Sputnik) - Former Spartak Moscow and Serbia defender Nemanja Vidic said Thursday that he was surprised to learn about CSKA Moscow defender Sergei Ignashevich's comeback to the Russian national team and that he would also like to be able to play for Serbia.
31 May 2018
FEATURE - Authentic Cuisine Ready to Meet Cravings of Chinese Fans During FIFA World Cup
MOSCOW, May 31 (Sputnik), Tommy Yang - When millions of football fans will flock to Russia for the World Cup in two weeks, one group of fans could have a unique craving that is not easily satisfied. Coming from one of the most ancient civilizations on earth, visitors from China have always faced the same dilemma when traveling abroad — finding authentic Chinese cuisine that can keep their "Chinese stomachs" happy.
31 May 2018
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