The tumultuous corruption scandal in FIFA in no way threatens the hosting of the Football World Cup in Russia in 2018, the Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko reported.
"The World Cup in Russia is really in no danger. You must understand, we have nothing to hide. Many countries have already been blamed for something. But we simply have nothing to be blamed for. Believe me, if they had a reason, it would be an excuse for them to use it ... But we won the right to hold the world championship honestly. And we will not be deprived of it. But in general, a Pandora's box was opened ... " Gazeta.ru quotes him as saying.
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