<p>Football's world governing body (FIFA) has confirmed it would announce the host cities of the 2018 World Cup in Russia Sep 29.<br /><br /></p>.<p>During a live broadcast on Russia's Channel One TV, FIFA president Sepp Blatter and Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko will jointly unveil the final 11 host cities among 13 candidates, reports Xinhua.<br /><br />"I can say with pride that whichever host cities are finally selected, we believe that the entire country will win," Mutko said Friday.<br /><br />Officials from FIFA and Russia, as well as Russian athletes, football stars and celebrities will also attend the announcement ceremony.<br /><br />Russia was awarded the right to host the 2018 World Cup in December, 2010. A total of 13 Russian cities, including Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Yaroslavl, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Saransk, Samara, Yekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, Krasnodar and Sochi are vying to host World Cup matches.<br /><br />Mutko said in April that FIFA has allocated nearly $700 million for the 2018 World Cup.</p>
<p>Football's world governing body (FIFA) has confirmed it would announce the host cities of the 2018 World Cup in Russia Sep 29.<br /><br /></p>.<p>During a live broadcast on Russia's Channel One TV, FIFA president Sepp Blatter and Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko will jointly unveil the final 11 host cities among 13 candidates, reports Xinhua.<br /><br />"I can say with pride that whichever host cities are finally selected, we believe that the entire country will win," Mutko said Friday.<br /><br />Officials from FIFA and Russia, as well as Russian athletes, football stars and celebrities will also attend the announcement ceremony.<br /><br />Russia was awarded the right to host the 2018 World Cup in December, 2010. A total of 13 Russian cities, including Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Yaroslavl, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Saransk, Samara, Yekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, Krasnodar and Sochi are vying to host World Cup matches.<br /><br />Mutko said in April that FIFA has allocated nearly $700 million for the 2018 World Cup.</p>