FIFA: the final week of the XXI World Cup in Russia

"The whole world is watching and seeing Russia and what a fantastic party and celebration we're having here. It has been an unbelievable celebration, with great matches and perfect organisation in a hospitable country. You walk around the cities and you can see men, women, boys and girls with shirts from different countries celebrating together. That’s football," said Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, visiting the Football Park installed in the Red Square in Moscow (RUS), on 28/06/2018.

The XXI World Cup will end with the final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow (RUS) on Sunday 15/07/2018 (kick-off at 18:00 local time, 17:00 CET). The semi-finals will pit France versus Belgium in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday 10/07/2018 (kick-off at 20:00 CET), then Croatia versus England in Moscow on Wednesday 11/07/2018 (at 20:00 CET).

The Russian President Vladimir Putin received major international guests, or "FIFA Legends", at the Kremlin, invited by FIFA as ambassadors, on 05/07/2018. Among the invited stars, Diego Forlan (URU), Lothar Matthäus (GER), Marco van Basten (NED), Peter Schmeichel…