Hosting The World Cup
On December 2nd, 2010, Russia was awarded the FIFA World Cup 2018. Russia will host the tournament for the first time. Because it is the largest country in the world, it becomes the largest nation to host the World Cup, a title once held by the United States since 1994.
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