Russia World Cup not under discussion, says Blatter


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 03 Sep 2014

Sepp Blatter speaks with Michel Platini (L) before the 2014 World Cup Group G soccer match between Germany and Portugal at the Fonte Nova arena in Salvador June 16, 2014. REUTERS/Darren Staples

BERNE (Reuters) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter has reiterated that Russia's hosting of the 2018 World Cup is not up for discussion.

"We are not placing any questions over the World Cup in Russia," he told an event near Kitzbuehel, Austria, according to DPA news agency.

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