(Kazan, KZN.RU, April 28). Preparations for the Kazan matches of the 2018 World Cup and the 2017 Confederations Cup are under way in the Republic of Tatarstan, stated Acting President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, at a meeting of the "Russia-2018" national organizing committee. The event was also attended by Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin.
Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan has experience in hosting large-scale international sports events. The main venue for the 2018 Cup in Kazan will be Kazan Arena, which will be prepared in accordance with the FIFA requirements, said Rustam Minnikhanov.
Tatarstan and Kazan are reliable partners of the "Russia-2018" organizing committee in preparation for the 2018 World Cup and the 2017 Confederations Cup, said General Director of the "Russia-2018" Organizing Committee, Alexei Sorokin.
Tatarstan's Minister of Youth and Sport, Vladimir Leonov, said at the meeting that the training grounds for the 2018 World Cup matches in Kazan will be the Central Stadium and the stadiums "Rubin" and "Electron."