Alexey Sorokin

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MOSCOW, March 12. /TASS/. Moscow will not experience traffic problems during the confederations Cup football in 2017. This opinion was expressed by TASS, the General Director of the organizing Committee “Russia-2018” Alexey Sorokin.

Earlier on Sunday, Deputy head of Department Konstantin Goryainov during the all-Russian meeting on topical issues of tourism development in the Russian Federation expressed the view that Moscow risks to traffic jams in the case, in particular, the issue is not resolved with the definition of the so-called “tourist buses”. Earlier it became known that the tournament will have the opportunity to use free of charge certain types of public transport.

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“I think that Moscow calmly deal with the flow because there are not only road transport, there is Express train is the subway. We have such problems do not see . Every city already has a transportation plan,” commented Sorokin.

Goryainov also expressed concern about the pace of ticket sales for matches of the confederations Cup. He noted that it is hampered, in particular, the rules of the International football Federation (FIFA), according to which in one hand are sold a maximum of six tickets for the matches of the confederations Cup and a maximum of four in world Cup games. “There are rules of sales at FIFA, this happens in every competition, yet we have no problem with this do not see. Do not share the concern,” responded the spokesman.

The matches of the confederations Cup will be held in Moscow, Kazan, Saint Petersburg and Sochi in June-July 2017.