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Russia Hosting 2018 World Cup Logical, Fair – FIFA Presidential Candidate

© Sputnik / Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankThe official hashtag of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which Russian will host, stands in front of the Konigsberg Cathedral, Kaliningrad
The official hashtag of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which Russian will host, stands in front of the Konigsberg Cathedral, Kaliningrad - Sputnik International
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FIFA’s choice of Russia as the host of the 2018 World Cub was logical considering its contribution to promoting football, FIFA presidential candidate Jerome Champagne said Wednesday.

December 17, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the 11th annual news conference at the World Trade Center on Krasnaya Presnya - Sputnik International
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"It is nonsense," Champagne told R-Sport in response to whether a revision was necessary with only two years to go until the Russia-hosted tournament.

He said it was an "absolutely logical and fair" decision to award the next World Cup to Russia, considering that other candidates – Britain, Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands – had hosted it before.

"Secondly, everyone agrees that Soviet football and then Russian football brought a lot to football," Champagne said, citing Soviet star goalkeeper Lev Yashin and the legacy of FC Dynamo.

Champagne entered the FIFA presidential election race last October in a bid to succeed Sepp Blatter after he was suspended for eight years over allegations of bribery.

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