MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Thursday there was "no risk" of Russia losing the right to host the 2018 football World Cup after Swiss investigators opened a criminal investigation into the bidding process.
"There is no risk of losing the World Cup," Mutko was quoted as saying by RIA news agency.
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