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Nigeria more suited to hot Volgograd weather

Nigeria more suited to hot Volgograd weather

Iceland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said Thursday that Nigeria would be more suited to playing in the hot weather conditions in the southern Russian Volgograd than his team. 22 Jun 2018
Gudmundsson unlikely to play against Nigeria

Gudmundsson unlikely to play against Nigeria

Iceland midfielder Johann Gudmundsson will most likely miss his team's second World Cup match against Nigeria due to the calf muscle injury he sustained in their 1-1 draw with Argentina on June 16, head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said Thursday. 21 Jun 2018
Media reporting positively about World Cup

Media reporting positively about World Cup

Media from around the globe have been positive about the FIFA World Cup in Russia, the CEO of the Russia 2018 Local Organizing Committee (LOC) Aleksey Sorokin said on Wednesday. 21 Jun 2018
Icelandic vikings and Russian cossacks to hold singing competition

Icelandic vikings and Russian cossacks to hold singing competition

Icelandic Ambassador to Russia Berglind Asgeirsdottir will attend a unique singing competition between Icelandic "Vikings" and Russian Cossacks, which will take place on the Day of Iceland in Volgograd on Friday, the Volgograd Region administration said in a statement Tuesday. 20 Jun 2018
Over 400,000 use Volgograd's public transport on England's opening night

Over 400,000 use Volgograd's public transport on England's opening night

Buses, tramways and suburban trains transported around 400,000 people in the Russian city of Volgograd on the day it hosted the World Cup match between Tunisia and England, the city's Deputy Mayor Sergey Razumny said on Tuesday. 19 Jun 2018
Southgate aware of Volgograd’s importance in World War II

Southgate aware of Volgograd’s importance in World War II

England head coach Gareth Southgate said on Sunday that his team was aware of the history of Volgograd and the importance of the battle that took place there during the Second World War. 18 Jun 2018
Information Centers for World Cup Fans Opened in Volgograd - Local Authorities

Information Centers for World Cup Fans Opened in Volgograd - Local Authorities

Tourist information centers for football fans have been opened at Volgograd's airport and central railway station, the Volgograd Region's administration said on Saturday. 10 Jun 2018
Multilingual Call Center to Work in Volgograd 24/7 During FIFA World Cup - Authorities

Multilingual Call Center to Work in Volgograd 24/7 During FIFA World Cup - Authorities

VOLGOGRAD, June 5 (Sputnik) -  A round-the-clock multilingual call center have started working in the southern Russian city of Volgograd ahead of the FIFA World Cup, the region's Deputy Governor Vladimir Popkov told Sputnik Tuesday. 5 Jun 2018