As a symbolic gesture prior to the FIFA World Cup™ Final in Diamond State Janeiro|Rio|city|metropolis|urban center} de Janeiro, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, President of the Russia Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and FIFA President Blatter came along to require half in a very 2014/2018 FIFA tourney hand-over ceremony.
Today the eyes of the globe square measure still on Brazil however with the curtains closing on what has been a veryunforgettable tournament, the main focus can before long shift to 2018 once the most important country within theworld gets set to host football’s flagship event for the primary time.
The ceremony came about within the enduring Maracana bowl with FIFA President Blatter presenting a signed certificate to mark the hand-over from Brazil to Russia whereas Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and President of the Russia Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin along received signed official Match Balls.
“FIFA’s tourney in Brazil had a really special message to grant – a message of closeness and of connecting folks, a message of peace and of anti-discrimination. we've got enjoyed a victorious tourney and that we can have a heritageduring this country. At a similar time there's a responsibility for consecutive host country and I’m assured that Russia can strive against this responsibility and conjointly provide US a beautiful tourney to recollect in 2018,” aforesaidFIFA President Blatter once the hand-over.
President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff added: "Brazil is incredibly proud for another time having staged the most important soccer celebration within the world. within the last thirty days the globe has been connected to Brazil, celebrating goals with plenty of feeling within the twelve host cities and creating this the globe Cup of World Cups. i'm certain that everybody UN agency came to Brazil, like tourists and delegations, can take back recollections of our welcome and joy, and that we Brazilians even have haunting recollections. I would like the Russian folks nicesuccess within the organisation of the 2018 FIFA tourney.".
“I wish to congratulate President Rousseff on however the globe Cup was unionised,” aforesaid President of Russia Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. “Football helps to resolve social issues. Our task is to make the simplest potentialconditions for the coaches, players, specialists and fans. i'm grateful to President Blatter and his colleagues from FIFA for the honour to organise the globe Cup. we'll do all we will to organise the event on the very best level”.
Russia can stage the primary major milestone event next Gregorian calendar month in Saint campaign once the qualifying pathway for FIFA’s member associations are outlined at the Preliminary Draw.