Russian football fans can breathe a sigh of relief after national broadcaster Match-TV agreed a rights package with FIFA to broadcast the country hosting the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup or 2018 World Cup.
"The agreement has been reached and you will all soon find out about the details," Tina Kandelaki, Match-TV general producer, said, RT reports citing TASS.
Speaking at the 2017 St. Petersburg Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Russia, Kandelaki said: "Match-TV will be broadcasting the matches of the (FIFA 2018) World Cup and the (FIFA 2017) Confederations Cup."
"Fans will have a full access to developments around the Russian national football team," she added. "The negotiations took some time, but this is a standard process."
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