Russian Host Cities Begin Preparations For 2017 Confederations Cup

Host cities for the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia are getting ready for next year’s "Tournament of Champions" with a campaign being rolled out in Kazan, Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sochi. Information about the Confederations Cup has appeared in airports and train stations in all four cities. Multiple public transport vehicles -- including buses, trolleybuses, trains between Moscow and St. Petersburg and on the underground Moscow Metro Circle Line -- will be dressed up in the style of the host cities. The mascot of the Confederations Cup and the 2018 World Cup, the wolf Zabivaka, has been depicted on billboards and other advertising spaces. In the next two months, photo exhibitions dedicated to the tournament will be set up in airports in World Cup host cities, with information on the competing teams, the destinations and stadiums putting on the tournament, plus the match calendar (FIFA).