Putin makes World Cup visa promise 18/08/2010 |
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has told Fifa that the country will waive visa requirements for participants if it wins the right to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022.
The Fifa inspection team is in Russia this week and Putin said: “We are ready to extend extra governmental guarantees on visa-free entry for participants and guests of the World Cup.”
Russia has axed visa requirements for sports events before, allowing Manchester United and Chelsea fans arriving for the 2008 Champions League final to simply show their tickets at passport control.
Head of the inspection committee Harold Mayne-Nicholls welcomed the move as “extremely important”.
Putin added that the construction of world-class football stadiums will go ahead regardless of whether Russia is granted hosting rights, co-funded out of state coffers and private investment.
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