As Russia prepares to host the FIFA World Cup™ and FIFA Confederations Cup, one of the key aspects of the preparations is to ensure the highest standard of medical services, including first aid and emergency support to participating teams, the FIFA delegation, guests and spectators during the competitions. The first FIFA workshop with the LOC Venue Medical Officers (VMOs) and Doping Control Officers (DCOs) who will be involved during the tournament at their respective venues took place in Moscow on 26-27 May under the leadership of FIFA's Chief Medical Officer Prof. Jiří Dvořák.
On the first day, representatives of all 11 Host Cities presented their structure and organisation in detail and provided updates on the current status of their preparations. The workshop participants were aware of the FIFA World Cup Medical Services and Doping Control Handbook.
“The presentations of the available medical facilities and services for the FIFA Confederations Cup and the FIFA World Cup were impressive and showed a high quality in terms of the institutions and the professionalism of the venue medical offices. From a medical perspective, Russia is ready to host the competitions,” said Prof. Dvořák, who has been FIFA’s Chief Medical Officer for the past six World Cups.
The first step of the medical implementation will be next year, during the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017, which will serve as a huge platform not only for the four cities involved in the tournament but also for the seven other cities, giving them a unique opportunity to observe the implementation of all required medical guidelines for the tournament.
“During the workshop, our team of VMOs finally came together. As there are certain health standards in Russia, it was important to learn about international standards from our FIFA and LOC colleagues. All aspects were thoroughly demonstrated during the practical part. It is important that we all work together on this. All of the tasks that were set by the organisers of the workshop must now be implemented for the upcoming tournaments,” noted Anton Poddubnyi, the VMO from Ekaterinburg.
On the second day, a special emergency football course was held by Prof. Efraim Kramer for all Venue Medical Officers at Spartak Stadium. During this event, several emergency situations were simulated so that participants could perform first aid on the pitch. Another objective of the course was to enable all of the information presented to be transferred to all local medical teams of the 12 venues of the FIFA World Cup™.
“The commitment shown by the VMOs during the practical workshop on the pitch when managing emergency situations such as sudden cardiac arrest was overwhelmingly positive and expressed their motivation and willingness to get involved,” concluded Prof. Efraim Kramer.
In the closing session, FIFA presented the medical legacy of the World Cup to the VMOs, focusing on the improvement of education in football medicine and instructing all involved medical professionals to complete the FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine. Moreover, FIFA presented the injury prevention programme "FIFA 11+" and the “FIFA 11 for Health” programme to all participants.
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FIFA announces Africa’s World Cup seeds
Next month, the world football governing body, FIFA, will confirm the top five seeds for the African zone of the 2018 World Cup qualifying series.
The seeds will be announced between June 8 and 10, before the main draws take place on June 24 in Cairo, Egypt.
Nigeria will most certainly miss out, as the current FIFA rankings will be one of the criteria used. The Super Eagles are ranked 14th in the continent and are not likely to jump too high in the June rankings.
The top five ranked countries in Africa this month are Algeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Senegal and Egypt. FIFA will also consider previous World Cup performances, a yardstick that may favour Nigeria.
The qualifiers will be played on a league basis of 20 teams divided into five groups from October. Only the winners of the five groups will qualify for Russia 2018.
The seeds will be announced between June 8 and 10, before the main draws take place on June 24 in Cairo, Egypt.
Nigeria will most certainly miss out, as the current FIFA rankings will be one of the criteria used. The Super Eagles are ranked 14th in the continent and are not likely to jump too high in the June rankings.
The top five ranked countries in Africa this month are Algeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Senegal and Egypt. FIFA will also consider previous World Cup performances, a yardstick that may favour Nigeria.
The qualifiers will be played on a league basis of 20 teams divided into five groups from October. Only the winners of the five groups will qualify for Russia 2018.
World Cup Schedule 2018
The qualifying process for the 2018 World Cup began on March 12, 2015 with preliminary ties between the 12 lowest-ranked nations in Asia.
Chiquito Do Carmo of Timor-Leste had the honour of scoring the very first goal on the road to Russia in a 4-1 victory at home to Mongolia.
There are 31 places up for grabs, joining hosts Russia. The draw for the main sections of qualifying takes place on Saturday, July 25, 2015.
A somewhat modified, but still convoluted, system for 2018. The main seeds, including U.S. and Mexico, enter in Round Four.
Round One: The 14 lowest ranked nations playing two-legged ties, to be played in June 2015. Winners: Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Curacao, Dominica, Nicaragua, St Kitts &Nevis
Round Two: The seven winners from the first round and the next 13 lowest ranked nations to make 20 teams playing two-legged ties. Winners: Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba (Barbados fielded ineligible player), Belize, Canada, Curacao, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Nicaragua, St Vincent & the Grenadines
Round Three: The 10 winners from the second round join Jamaica and Haiti -- to make 12 teams playing two-legged ties. Winners: Canada, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, St Vincent & the Grenadines
Round Four: The six winners from the third round join Costa Rica, Mexico, USA, Honduras, Panama and Trinidad & Tobago. Drawn into three groups of four nations playing home and away. Top two nations advance.
Group A: Canada, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico
Group B: Costa Rica, Haiti, Jamiaca, Panama
Group C: Guatemala, Trinidad & Tobago, St Vincent & the Grenadines, United States
Round Five: The six winners from the fourth round form one group of six teams. Top three teams qualify with the fourth placed team in an intercontinental playoff (0.5 place) against a team from Asia.
Chiquito Do Carmo of Timor-Leste had the honour of scoring the very first goal on the road to Russia in a 4-1 victory at home to Mongolia.
There are 31 places up for grabs, joining hosts Russia. The draw for the main sections of qualifying takes place on Saturday, July 25, 2015.
A somewhat modified, but still convoluted, system for 2018. The main seeds, including U.S. and Mexico, enter in Round Four.
Round One: The 14 lowest ranked nations playing two-legged ties, to be played in June 2015. Winners: Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Curacao, Dominica, Nicaragua, St Kitts &Nevis
Round Two: The seven winners from the first round and the next 13 lowest ranked nations to make 20 teams playing two-legged ties. Winners: Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba (Barbados fielded ineligible player), Belize, Canada, Curacao, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Nicaragua, St Vincent & the Grenadines
Round Three: The 10 winners from the second round join Jamaica and Haiti -- to make 12 teams playing two-legged ties. Winners: Canada, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, St Vincent & the Grenadines
Round Four: The six winners from the third round join Costa Rica, Mexico, USA, Honduras, Panama and Trinidad & Tobago. Drawn into three groups of four nations playing home and away. Top two nations advance.
Group A: Canada, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico
Group B: Costa Rica, Haiti, Jamiaca, Panama
Group C: Guatemala, Trinidad & Tobago, St Vincent & the Grenadines, United States
Round Five: The six winners from the fourth round form one group of six teams. Top three teams qualify with the fourth placed team in an intercontinental playoff (0.5 place) against a team from Asia.
Soccer World Cup
The Russian government is allotting 664.7 billion rubles (about $10 billion) to the preparation of key infrastructure for the 2018 World Cup. Half of that amount (337.4 billion rubles) will go towards the development of transportation infrastructure.
Due to the ongoing economic crisis in the country, the final sum has been reduced almost threefold. In this year alone the budget was cut twice: In June hotel expenses were cut by 30 million rubles ($450,000), while in August another 150 billion rubles ($1,350,000) was slashed from the budget. One of the high-profile casualties of the cuts was a 240-meter-high TV tower to be built in Samara.
The budget's transportation component, however, has not been changed. The money will be destined to the reconstruction and construction of more than 100 transport sites and facilities, with airport infrastructure and the road network the top priorities.
According to Russian Transport Minister Nikolai Asaul, the federal and local authorities are currently developing logistics solutions based on estimates of passenger flows. Part of the work has already been completed: Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg has been reconstructed and a new terminal has been added to Samara’s Kurumoch International Airport.
The reconstruction of St. Petersburg’s airport took three years. Originally there were plans to connect Pulkovo Airport to the city center with a light-rail tramline, but due to the economic crisis the local authorities abandoned the idea. Fans will be now transported to the city in buses with special routes.
Due to the ongoing economic crisis in the country, the final sum has been reduced almost threefold. In this year alone the budget was cut twice: In June hotel expenses were cut by 30 million rubles ($450,000), while in August another 150 billion rubles ($1,350,000) was slashed from the budget. One of the high-profile casualties of the cuts was a 240-meter-high TV tower to be built in Samara.
The budget's transportation component, however, has not been changed. The money will be destined to the reconstruction and construction of more than 100 transport sites and facilities, with airport infrastructure and the road network the top priorities.
According to Russian Transport Minister Nikolai Asaul, the federal and local authorities are currently developing logistics solutions based on estimates of passenger flows. Part of the work has already been completed: Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg has been reconstructed and a new terminal has been added to Samara’s Kurumoch International Airport.
The reconstruction of St. Petersburg’s airport took three years. Originally there were plans to connect Pulkovo Airport to the city center with a light-rail tramline, but due to the economic crisis the local authorities abandoned the idea. Fans will be now transported to the city in buses with special routes.
FOX Sports Teams with National Geographic on 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP Coverage
Fox Sports and National Geographic are teaming up to cover the 2018 FIFA World Cup(TM) in Russia as the World Cup has never been covered before. The collaboration around the world's most popular sporting event will create unparalleled, comprehensive multi-platform visual coverage, with FOX's state of the art game telecast enriched by National Geographic's globally recognized photographers, videographers, journalists, mapmakers and graphic artists. National Geographic Partners LLC is a joint venture between National Geographic Society and 21st Century Fox.
"National Geographic is unmatched in its devotion to our planet, with photographers, videographers and writers all over the world, and that's particularly so in Russia," offered Eric Shanks, Fox Sports President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our goal is to take advantage of the substantial editorial access our colleagues at National Geographic have already established in Russia, which will clearly add a depth and texture to our storytelling, especially the features, vignettes and bumpers intended to capture the country's beauty, diversity and culture."
In preparation for it critically-acclaimed coverage of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup(TM) last summer, Fox Sports readied more than 60 features to air throughout the tournament. Fox Sports offered more human interest coverage of players and teams during its nearly 200+ hours of FIFA Women's World Cup(TM) programming than any network in the event's history. Similar coverage, though expanded to reflect the World Cup's greater number of teams, players and matches, is expected in 2018.
"National Geographic has experienced journalists on the ground throughout Russia who will collaborate with our Emmy Award-winning sports producers and videographers to develop a much deeper level of content," added Shanks. "This collaboration should provide unparalleled storytelling we can use in many of the World Cup-related programs and digital offerings currently in development."
"This unique collaboration is what our expanded partnership with FOX is all about - combining world class storytelling with tremendous scale and expertise," said Susan Goldberg, Editor in Chief, National Geographic. Early plans include a National Geographic hosted and curated consumer expedition to the World Cup; feature stories for National Geographic Magazine and National Geographic Traveler; a guide and special edition magazines devoted to the World Cup as well as Russian culture and history; utilization of National Geographic's extensive social reach and platforms and creation of digital and on-air maps covering the region.
About National Geographic National Geographic Partners LLC, a joint venture between National Geographic Society and 21st Century Fox, combines National Geographic television channels with National Geographic's media and consumer-oriented assets, including National Geographic magazines; National Geographic Studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children's media; and ancillary activities that include travel, global experiences and events, archival sales, catalog, licensing and e-commerce businesses. A portion of the proceeds from National Geographic Partners LLC will be used to fund science, exploration, conservation and education through significant ongoing contributions to the work of the National Geographic Society.
"National Geographic is unmatched in its devotion to our planet, with photographers, videographers and writers all over the world, and that's particularly so in Russia," offered Eric Shanks, Fox Sports President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our goal is to take advantage of the substantial editorial access our colleagues at National Geographic have already established in Russia, which will clearly add a depth and texture to our storytelling, especially the features, vignettes and bumpers intended to capture the country's beauty, diversity and culture."
In preparation for it critically-acclaimed coverage of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup(TM) last summer, Fox Sports readied more than 60 features to air throughout the tournament. Fox Sports offered more human interest coverage of players and teams during its nearly 200+ hours of FIFA Women's World Cup(TM) programming than any network in the event's history. Similar coverage, though expanded to reflect the World Cup's greater number of teams, players and matches, is expected in 2018.
"National Geographic has experienced journalists on the ground throughout Russia who will collaborate with our Emmy Award-winning sports producers and videographers to develop a much deeper level of content," added Shanks. "This collaboration should provide unparalleled storytelling we can use in many of the World Cup-related programs and digital offerings currently in development."
"This unique collaboration is what our expanded partnership with FOX is all about - combining world class storytelling with tremendous scale and expertise," said Susan Goldberg, Editor in Chief, National Geographic. Early plans include a National Geographic hosted and curated consumer expedition to the World Cup; feature stories for National Geographic Magazine and National Geographic Traveler; a guide and special edition magazines devoted to the World Cup as well as Russian culture and history; utilization of National Geographic's extensive social reach and platforms and creation of digital and on-air maps covering the region.
About National Geographic National Geographic Partners LLC, a joint venture between National Geographic Society and 21st Century Fox, combines National Geographic television channels with National Geographic's media and consumer-oriented assets, including National Geographic magazines; National Geographic Studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children's media; and ancillary activities that include travel, global experiences and events, archival sales, catalog, licensing and e-commerce businesses. A portion of the proceeds from National Geographic Partners LLC will be used to fund science, exploration, conservation and education through significant ongoing contributions to the work of the National Geographic Society.
FIFA World Cup 2018 tickets
Russia will try to provide cheaper tickets for its own citizens during the 2018 football World Cup, a proposal to be discussed at the upcoming FIFA Congress in Mexico.FIFA and Russia are expected to discuss the fourth price category of tickets for Russian citizens at the FIFA Congress on 12 and 13 May, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Saturday, reports Xinhua."We urge FIFA to grant us such tickets...We agreed that at the FIFA Congress in Mexico, they will give us the reply," Mutko was quoted as saying by the RIA Novosti news agency.
The official said the proposal was based on the fact that the current economic hardship and exchange rate have made it more difficult for ordinary Russians to afford the tickets.Russia won the bid to host the 2018 World Cup over five years ago. About 300 infrastructure projects are underway or have been completed in 11 host cities. Besides, 20 more cities are involved in visitors' accommodation service programme.Slumping oil prices and Western sanctions imposed to punish Moscow's alleged role in the Ukrainian crisis have dealt a serious blow to the Russian economy, with the country's GDP dropping by 3.7 percent.
The official said the proposal was based on the fact that the current economic hardship and exchange rate have made it more difficult for ordinary Russians to afford the tickets.Russia won the bid to host the 2018 World Cup over five years ago. About 300 infrastructure projects are underway or have been completed in 11 host cities. Besides, 20 more cities are involved in visitors' accommodation service programme.Slumping oil prices and Western sanctions imposed to punish Moscow's alleged role in the Ukrainian crisis have dealt a serious blow to the Russian economy, with the country's GDP dropping by 3.7 percent.
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