The rights to broadcast matches of the 2018 World Cup were beyond the means of Russian TV channels
Russian television has not yet acquired official rights to broadcast the home World Cup, which the country will host in 2018, said Vitaly Mutko, Deputy Prime Minister for Sports and head of the Russian Football Union. “The collision is very simple: although the championship is held in Russia, the organizers, that is, FIFA, have all the rights. The International Federation has raised the price of showing matches of the 2018 World Cup and 2017 Confederations Cup from 32 to 100 million euros.