Aleksei Sorokin: Kazan has tremendous advantage for holding matches of World football championship – 2018

Major sport events are considered to be a tremendous advantage for organizing World football championship – 2018, Director-general of ANO “Organizational committee “Russia-2018” Aleksei Sorokin stated after a session of regional organizing committee for holding World football championship – 2018. We remind that the session was held in RT Cabinet with participation of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.

“It is not the first time we are in Kazan. We were intensively involving leadership of the region in preparation of the bid for World championship, brought FIFA inspection commission, thus, we know a lot about opportunities of the city and the whole region. Major sport events (Universiade 2013 and World championship in water sports 2015) are considered to be a tremendous advantage for organizing World football championship – 2018. They will bring priceless experience to organizers, ready-made infrastructure and preparedness of the city for hosting a great deal of foreign guests”, - Aleksei Sorokin said.

According to Aleksei Sorokin members of ANO “Organizational committee “Russia-2018” have visited all training sites planned for World championship 2018, several hotels, a football stadium and Millennium square.