A lighting installation showing a cat, a tiger and a wolf - candidates for the official mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup is seen during a presentation on the facade of Moscow State University, part of the Circle of Light International Festival in Moscow, Russia September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Alarm bells are ringing loudly in Russia 18 months before the country hosts the World Cup after their team crashed to a morale-shattering loss to a Qatar side ranked 91st in the world.
Russia endured a dismal European Championship this year in France where violent rampages by their fans and the team's inept performances on the pitch made headlines for all the wrong reasons.
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