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Russia 2018 World Cup costs soar by £260m

By Lia Hervey, Sky Sports News HQ

Tuesday 7 February 2017 12:42, UK

The Russia 2018 World Cup logo on the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow
Image: Costs for the Russia 2018 World Cup have increased

Russia has increased spending on the 2018 FIFA World Cup by 19.1bn rubles (£260m), the Russian news agency TASS has reported.

Cost have risen from 619.7bn rubles (£8.4bn), taking the new cost of the event to a staggering 638.8bn rubles (£8.7bn).

Tournament organisers have offered no explanation for the increased costs.

Russia selected 11 host cities, with Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Kazan, Saransk, Kaliningrad, Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg and Samara all involved.

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Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow during renovation works ahead the 2018 World Cup
Image: Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium - which will host the final - during renovation works ahead of the 2018 World Cup

The World Cup will take place between June 14 and July 15 at 12 stadiums, two of which are in Moscow.

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