"On July 15, Vladimir Putin will visit the closing ceremony of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and watch the final match between the national teams of France and Croatia, which will take place at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium," the press service said.

Putin will also take part in the ceremony of awarding the FIFA World Cup winner.

According to the press service, representatives of leadership of 14 countries are expected to attend the final match, including presidents of the republics of Abkhazia, Armenia, Belarus, Gabon, Moldova, Sudan, France, Croatia, South Ossetia, as well as the emir of Qatar, the prime ministers of Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Sao Tome and Principe and the president of Palestine.