Russia’s readiness for 2018 World Cup at adequate level

Kazan (Russia : The majority of Russian football arenas selected to host matches of the 2018 World Cup matches have an adequate level of preparedness and raise no concerns, Alexei Sorokin, director general of Russia-2018 Local OrganiSing Committee (LOC), has said. ”We have neither major concerns, nor any anxieties,” Sorokin said on Thursday, reports Tass. ”To be sincere, however, I can tell you that we have delays in the construction of the stadium in Samara, but on the whole the situation has straightened out. The (stadium) construction in St. Petersburg regained its pace and we are expecting it to be commissioned in December.” Speaking about the preparation and construction works in Samara, Sorokin said “there is a delay, which can be compensated”. ”We have ample time as the commission term is December 2017, which means that we have more than a year,” he said. ”There was a minor drawback due to variety of reasons, but the current tempo is satisfactory.” The city of Samara is one of the 11 Russian cities selected to host the matches for the 2018 World Cup.