FIFA president louds Confederations Cup organization

KAZAN, June 29. /TASS/. FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who attended the first semi-final match of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup between Chile and Portugal in Russia’s Kazan on Wednesday, has highly assessed the organization of the tournament. The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup kicked off on June 17 to be through on July 2. Matches are held in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, and Sochi. Infantino praised Russia for good organization of the tournament. "We have more complete picture. Great, beautiful stadiums. Great organization. The public is following the matches, coming to the stadiums," he said. On Wednesday, Kazan hosted a semi-final match between Portugal and Chile. The main time of the match ended in a scoreless 0-0 draw, which remained after two takes of the overtime period but the Chileans eventually recorded an impressive 3-0 win in the penalty shootout to secure the berth in the final match of the tournament this Sunday. During the penalty shootout after the overtime, Chile’s goaltender Claudio Bravo held all the three shots. "We’ve seen already, as well tonight, how many Chile fans were here," Infantino said after the game. In his words, there were some 10,000 fans from Chile. In his words, it was a "big celebration of football." When asked about is impression of Kazan, he said he liked the city. "We have known already that Kazan is a sports city. But it also is a football city," he said, adding the city and the republic of Tatarstan in general are worth "to be discovered by the world" because they are "very rich in culture, rich in history." "It is certainly worth a visit here in Kazan during the World Cup," he stressed. Read more