29 of October. The emblem of world Cup 2018 was presented on air of the First channel. As explained in the organizing Committee "Russia-2018", the emblem combined the technique of Russian icon painting, features the first flight in space of Soviet cosmonauts and the world the love of football.
Presented the emblem of the world football championship 2018 the crew of the International space station. The symbolism of the future of the championship was also demonstrated on the Bolshoi theatre located in Moscow.
According to the authors the shape of the patch repeats the shape of the world Cup, and the bright palette used in the logo, "connected with centuries-old art techniques that are characteristic of the famous Russian works of art since the Renaissance iconography".
The ball on top of the symbol of the future of the world represents the love of football. "This logo brings together the dream and magic" - it is told in the message of the organizing Committee "Russia-2018".
The design of the emblem developed by the company BrandiaCentral
The development of the symbol of world Cup 2018 was engaged in a branding Agency BrandiaCentral. This Portuguese company won the right to design the logo, winning the contest among 8 design bureaus from all over the world.
The final version of the emblem was chosen by a jury consisting of 10 people. The jury consisted of: Jerome Walke (FIFA Secretary General), Vitaly Mutko (Minister of sports of Russia), Igor Shuvalov (first Deputy Prime Minister), Alexei Sorokin (CEO of the organizing Committee "Russia-2018), Fabio Capello (coach Russia), Igor Akinfeev (football player), Denis Matsuev (piano), Oleg Dobrodeyev (journalist), Valery Gergiev (conductor), Chulpan Khamatova (actress).
25 July 2015 will be held the draw for the qualifying matches of world football championship 2018. Draw will take place in St. Petersburg. The mascot of the tournament will be presented in 2016.
The FIFA world Cup 2018 will be held at 12 stadiums in 11 Russian cities: in St.-Petersburg, Kazan, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Sochi, Saransk, Volgograd, Kaliningrad, Ekaterinburg, Rostov-on-don and Samara.
