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Blatter says Russia will not lose 2018 World Cup - TASS

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Sepp Blatter, the suspended head of global soccer body FIFA, said on Wednesday that Russia will not lose its right to host the 2018 soccer World Cup, Russian news agency TASS reported.

Blatter says Russia will not lose 2018 World Cup - TASS
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"It's ruled out," Blatter told TASS in an interview. "Russia will not lose the World Cup."

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(Reporting by Katya Golubkova; Writing by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Christian Lowe)

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