Kaliningrad may lose hosting right for 2018 World Cup in Russia

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Kaliningrad is one of 13 proposed host cities for the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Moscow, November 25 Russian Sports Minister, Vitaly Mutko, said on Monday that the city of Kaliningrad could lose the right to host 2018 FIFA World Cup matches unless it resolves a dispute over the site of its stadium.

Kaliningrad was announced as one of 11 host cities in 2012 but has suffered repeated delays and is now under threat, warned Mutko, reports Xinhua.

It is not yet clear where the 35,000-seat stadium in Kaliningrad will be built.

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