CEO of Russia 2018 Alexey Sorokin pays working visit to Kazan

Preparations for the FIFA Confederations Cup Draw are going to plan. This was announced today by Alexey Sorokin, CEO of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ Local Organising Committee (LOC), who is in Kazan on a working visit.

"The draw, as you know, will be held on 26 November, so there is not much time left. Today we looked at several venues: these were the Tennis Academy, where the draw itself will be held, the Badminton Centre, where the press centre is located, Kazan City Hall, where the team seminar will be held, and Korston Hotel and Mall. In our opinion, preparation is going smoothly, there are no delays, and today, we do not see any complexities, either," said Alexey Sorokin.

For his part, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sport of the Republic of Tatarstan, Vladimir Leonov, said that Kazan has extensive experience in organising events of this scale. "Today, we also visited transport facilities, discussed logistics and how the volunteers will be working. We have no doubts that everything will be organised at the highest level," said the Minister.

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The official draw for the FIFA Confederations Cup will be held in Kazan, on 26 November, 2016. The venue selected for the draw is Kazan Tennis Academy, one of the largest modern tennis complexes in Europe. In addition to tennis tournaments, numerous sports competitions are also staged here, including the 27th Summer Universiade Kazan 2013, 2014 Fencing World Championships, and many more.

At around the same time, a seminar for national teams will be held in Kazan. The event is scheduled for 25-26 November, 2016. It will discuss organisational and administrative preparations for the FIFA Confederations Cup: information about the stadiums, hotels, and training bases, etc.