countries when they don't support us including at the united nations today's feed on the giani in frontino this rain is going through a massive reforms and one of them is that the decision on who gets the world cup will be made through an open public vote by all member associations it leaves one to wonder if trump had that in mind when he tried to bully the countries into a voting for the us election russia r.t. the opening match of the two thousand and eighteen world cup russia versus saudi arabia kicks off on thursday at moscow's luzhniki stadium and throughout the one month and one day long tournaments we will be in every host city giving you a taste of the action this is our team international. for a world cup twenty eight team coverage we've signed one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time but there was one more question and by the way who's going to be our coach. guys i know you are nervous he's a huge star among us and the huge amount of pressure to come out you have to go i mean eighty percent of the beach will tell we're with you and we will show the great game the greatest good

jonny frontino is happy i'm pretty sure that people that really loves football and is not just focused on. supports some team i think people these i'm happy i'm really happy with the results with the results today this is the beauty of football and sometimes in other sports that's not possible the reality is that some of the teams they were showing that they can be better than the sum of the parts they can be better as a team than the sum of their individuals has switzerland a special player they don't have but the goalkeeper was all the child was fantastic to me to feel those as we predict they will solids affair of each year was not then just work fantastically well for the team so the sum of the parts better than the sum of the individuals and in football this possible that this teams they can beat not six out of ten times but it's possible that you know in ten times as possible that the big. three draws and they win once and this is the beautiful and in the games you've watched they have nine sr particular passon in these games but the underdogs using the ripper to kill a tactic i

we want to convey our appreciation as well to the thief administration and your staff president frontino especially the task force who worked so hard over this entire process let us also salute our friends from morocco at the end of the day we are all united in football that's the spirit of the world cup the beautiful game and game transcends borders and cultures football today is the only victor and in that spirit we wish our russian hosts and all the teams competing here this is the very best of luck thank you all again very much. so we have the result then of the world cup it's going to be for the twenty twenty six feet for world cup if it's c. it is the united to bid that's the united states mexico and canada from d.w. sports hitters max medal at quite a decisive victory as well yes one hundred thirty four votes and it wasn't quite clear who the there was in the cliff a vote before the the bidding was done and the united bid was seen as the more simple bit i suppose the low risk bid as it was assessed by fever when they went through the two bids closely and i think what attracted the

we want to convey our appreciation as well to the thief administration and your staff president frontino especially the task force who worked so hard over this entire process let us also salute our friends from morocco at the end of the day we are all united in football that's the spirit of the world cup the beautiful game and game transcends borders and cultures football today is the only victor and in that spirit we wish our russian hosts and all the teams competing here this is the very best of luck thank you all again very much. so shorts. from colors could go to accepting the twenty twenty six hosting rights to the fifth world cup it might seem like a long way off right now but we all know we've been covering the russians but the hard work starts now with three nations involved in the logistics of that particular tournament and the winning bid team accepting the certificate. also saying good going to morocco getting so close yet again fourth time unlucky for them of course they would've been the second african nation to host the world cup it's not to be from morocco again but in man

today's fee for gianni in frontino this rain is going through massive reforms and one of them is that the decision on who gets the world cup will be made through an open public vote by all member associations it leaves one to wonder if trump had that in mind when he tried to bully the countries into a voting for the us. russia ski r.t. well twenty twenty six will be the biggest since the total began in one hundred thirty it's going to consist of forty eight teams sixteen more than the current former football consultant and former fifa communications director walter de gregorio earlier told colin bray his expectations for the vote today it's easier to try and host this massive tournament in place or does it make more sense to try and solution absolutely want to and this would be kind of the only factor the need to go to morocco already when you have one single country but different states it is very complicated and you can imagine if you have three different legal systems in all. it's for sure more more complicated than if you have one single country but at the end of the money is talk

arabia in moscow putin sat with saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon and fifa president joining frontino to watch the game russia and saudi arabia actually the two lowest ranked sides in the tournament this was the reaction when russia's euro gives in ski school the first goal of the twenty eighteen world cup the margin of victory is a welcome surprise for team widely expected to struggle. well it all started with an opening ceremony in moscow solutions he stadium with robbie williams headlining in front of president bush in western aid has stayed away from ceremony. sports correspondent lee weightings is in moscow after all the controversy only the tournament does seem to have got off to a good start. yes on the i am golf the page we saw in a pretty tough it's a big strain the diplomats say cannot swallow to much about what was unfolding in front of him and the fact that there is now huge optimism here that this is going to be a successful told them and i claim to want to win without hooliganism and we're not just total of a place are winds around but i think that's just simply because

moscow region sat with saudi crown prince mohammed bin sound money and fee for president janeen frontino to watch the game russia and saudi arabia are actually the two lowest ranked sides in the tournament a sports correspondent leigh weddings is in moscow with more. we saw the person off it's a big strain the diplomats say cannot. about what was unfolding in front of him and the fact that there is huge optimism here that this is going to be a successful totem and i came to women without. we've just heard a lot of places are winds around but i think that's just simply because suddenly people are out celebrating in fact the hundreds of. people were hoping that there would be a victory and there might be much particular gets way components of russia is the lowest of all that. to be able to so when five male what happens with a heart with a tournament is that if the hosts starts a play well it builds up an atmosphere around the around the tournament people watching on the television screens around the world. what happens on the pitch or whether there are nations doing well but actually it's

moscow region sat with saudi crown prince mohammed bin sound month and fee for president janeen frontino to watch the game russia and saudi arabia are actually the two lowest ranked sides in the tournament a sports correspondent leigh welling's is in moscow with more. we saw in advance if it's a big story to be diplomats they cannot tell you much about what was a volunteer given for odds of him and the fact that the.

president giani in frontino has been taking part in a kick up by to in moscow before the congress of football's world body meets on that whedon's the aleutian important reason for that because member states are expected to vote on the host for the twenty twenty six world cup ortiz alexy on a chef ski sums up what the two competing bids are offering. the joint u.s. mexico and canada bid to host the twenty twenty six world cup looks like a done deal at least on paper the north american bids sole rival morocco barely passed the feat as a valuation scoring two point seven overall against for savings and accommodation in morocco were considered high risk the african country would need to invest a whopping sixteen billion dollars into infrastructure to host that event and the projected revenue of the north american world cup is two times bigger. the morocco twenty twenty six bid is well presented and strong in terms of government commitments but would need to build most of its tournament related and going to infrastructure the united twenty twenty six bid on the other hand has promising le

johnny frontino is happy i'm pretty sure that people that really loves football and is not just focused on. support some team i see people he said i'm happy i'm really happy with the results with the results that they do see is the beauty of football. trees when it fosters the kemah not have mexican fiestas here in moscow with the holes and so jubilant fans singing and dancing in. but the world cup has already. apologized. but the south korean coach says the squad knew about the. south korea's training base and watched the. high performance. video camera. south korea facing. with the world cup. and today is a big day for. the. world cup in. volgograd where they faced. the world. and. scoring two goals. in southern russia. the england team have gone through turbulent times recently with poor performances generally at sort of months the last and only time they lifted the trophy was a nineteen sixty six. who have qualified for the world cup for the first time since two thousand and six hope to make the best of. a peter all of a has been catching up with fans ahead of the big game involving

in moscow which in sat with saudi crown prince mohammed bin soundman and fee for president janeen frontino to watch the game russia and saudi arabia are the two know it strength sides in the tournament. off the pitch prominent british gay rights activist peter tatchell has been released after he was arrested for taking part in what police described as an illegal protest in moscow russian opposition leader alex and yvonne a has also just been freed after thirty days behind bars for holding an unsanctioned protest as he left he said the prison where he was detained the priest of had a facelift to make it more comfortable for foreign football fans arrested during the tournament. the new york attorney general is suing. three of his children and their charitable foundation for allegedly violating state's charity a two point eight million dollars lawsuit alleges the child foundation in gauged in extensive coordination with twenty sixteen presidential campaign. now the attorney general is asking for three things that trump the foundation be completely dissolved the trump repaid nearly three milli

these countries when they don't support us including at the united nations today's on the giani in frontino this rain is going through a massive reforms and one of them is that the decision on who gets the world cup will be made through an open public vote by all member associations it leaves one to wonder if trump had that in mind when he tried to bully the countries into a voting for the us alexy russia skee r.t. a literally twenty six world cup will be the biggest since the tournament began in one thousand thirty and will consist of forty eight teams sixteen more than the current format football consultant and former fifa communications director was gregorio earlier talk on break his expectations for the vote. is it easier to try and host this massive tournament in that place or does it make more sense to try and absolutely absolutely want to and this would be kind of your only factor in our the need to go to morocco already when you have one single country but different states it is very complicated and you can imagine if you have three different legal systems in all. it's for sure more

watched the match alongside saudi crown prince mohammed bin sultan and fifa president is gianni and frontino victory margin for the host nation was a surprise russia and saudi arabia are the two lowest ranked sides at the tournament fans outside of the ground were emotional i'm a little bit surprised not to would be three zero. but the it's. all over. good to each good to each in school points. in response in the exams. it's amazing given the world so we. were disappointed. i was not expect that i could win today but not try and zero this too much. i don't know i think our team wasn't in the day to day. i hope next game because of the flowing. now from gay rights to political prisoners when russia faces criticism when it comes to human rights so when the biggest football party in the world comes to town it's a chance for campaigners to use the global attention to highlight their causes more and challenge reports from moscow. the world cup is the best football party the planet has to offer but in russia not everyone is celebrating this is british gay rights campaigner peter tatchell detained

mohammed bin solomon as putin's style guest they watched the game along side fifa president john ian frontino. this was the reaction when russia's europe is in ski school the first goal of the twenty eighteen world cup. the margin of victory is a welcome surprise for team widely expected to struggle russia and saudi arabia are actually the two lowest right sides in the tournament. earlier they've been kicked off with an opening ceremony in moscow's mission escape the stadium with robbie williams headlining in front of president putin western leaders stayed away from the ceremony. my speech was sportscars partly welling's in moscow me after all the controversy if it is a football violence torment seems to got off to a good start. and very good atmosphere around this tournament was to win a month of it pains you can happen in the time but in the policy you dies with people coming in from the russians around the world to cheer on that it's a very different russia from the one that they were fairing in from the negativity that is on the stand to be surrounded the build up to this total for many y