MOSCOW, June 1 (Sputnik) - The Russian national football team returned to Moscow from Austria where they had been training ahead of this summer's FIFA World Cup since May 21, the team said via their official Twitter account on Thursday night.
Russia will continue their preparations for the tournament at their base camp in Novogorsk, just outside Moscow, later on Friday.
The team held their last training session in the Austrian town of Neustift im Stubaital on Thursday, a day after suffering a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Austria in their last but one pre-World Cup friendly.
Russia will welcome Turkey in Moscow for their final warm-up match ahead of the World Cup on Tuesday.
Russia will host its first-ever FIFA World Cup from June 14 to July 15. The fixtures will be played at 12 stadiums across 11 cities, with the host nation facing Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Uruguay in Group A.
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