Bierhoff: Germany looking at 2018 World Cup quarters in Moscow area
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Berlin, Oct. 13, 2016 (dpa/NAN) Title-holders Germany are set to have their 2018 World Cup base camp in the Moscow area, team general manager Oliver Bierhoff told Thursday’s edition of Kicker sports magazine.
“We must make a decision before the draw and we won’t know where we will be playing. At the moment it looks like the best quarters options are around Moscow,’’ Bierhoff said.
Dpa learnt they include the facilities of the Saturn Ramenskoye club some 50 kilometres south-east of Moscow.
Provided they qualify for the June 14 to July 15, 2018 tournament in Russia, Germany are to be seeded and would play at least one group match in Moscow. The World Cup draw is on Dec. 1, 2017.
A German delegation including coach Joachim Loew will be in Russia for the Nov. 26 Confederations Cup draw, and Loew said that the World Cup camp issue is also on their agenda.
Germany had their own hotel built in a remote area at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil which they won. But Bierhoff said “you can’t build a Campo Bahia everywhere, and it won’t be possible in Russia.’’ (dpa/NAN)
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