Russia hoping to persuade Africa to switch votes from England for 2018 World Cup

By Andrew Warshaw in Moscow

September 22 – Russian 2018 World Cup bid officials have flown to Cairo in an attempt to woo Africa’s FIFA Executive Committee members as the build-up to the all-important December 2 vote intensifies.

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