"The minister will be present at the Belgium-Tunisia match on 23 June," a representative of the press service said without revealing further details.

From 14 June to 15 July, Russia is hosting the FIFA World Cup for the first time in its history. Matches will be played in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Sochi, Yekaterinburg, Saransk, Kaliningrad, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Volgograd, and Samara. The tournament kicked off earlier in the day with Russia beating Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening match in Moscow.