Kerzhakov will hold the draw of European teams of the 2018 World Cup

The striker of the St. Petersburg Zenit and the Russian national football team Alexander Kerzhakov will take part in the draw in the qualifying tournament of the 2018 World Cup among European national teams. It is reported by RIA Novosti .

According to the athlete, for him "a great honor to take part in the draw." “I will have to pull the balls with the name of the countries. I will hold a draw for European teams, I will have three groups, ”Kerzhakov said.

The Soviet goalkeeper Rinat Dasaev will conduct a draw of African selection. “It is very pleasant that I was invited. I think that the draw will be one of the best world. I know our role, we will go out with Samuel ETE'O the first and pull the African countries, ”he said.

The draw of the qualifying games of the 2018 World Cup will be held on July 25 in the Konstantinovsky Palace of St. Petersburg.

The championship will be held from June 14 to July 15, 2018 in 11 cities of Russia: Moscow, Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg, Volgograd, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Saransk, Rostov-on-Don, Sochi and Yekaterinburg.