Russia 2018: the 21^st World Cup "the best ever" according to Gianni Infantino (FIFA)

"It's fantastic, great, amazing! We said we wanted this to be the best World Cup ever and it’s been the best World Cup ever. And we should say thanks to Russia: the Russian Government, the LOC, the Russian Football Union. And the volunteers, who are the smile and the heart of the World Cup. All of them have worked very hard to make this event a big success," stated Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, Moscow (RUS) on 13/07/2018. France defeated Croatia (4-2) in the final of the event in Moscow on 15/07/2018.

"(This World Cup) has also changed the perception of the world about Russia. Around a million people have come to Russia and everyone has discovered a wonderful and welcoming country," said the Swiss-Italian leader at the closing press conference of the World Cup, held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on the eve of the final.

Suberb and often crowded stadiums, a cheerful and colourful atmosphere in the 12 venues and 11 host cities of the World Cup (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Kaliningrad, Kazan, Saransk, Volgograd, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg, and Rostov-on-Don)…