▁Petersburg . ▁ ▁Football ▁for ▁Friend ship ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁Six th ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁Football ▁for ▁Friend ship ▁Program me ▁would ▁be ▁held ▁from ▁February ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 5 ▁in ▁Russia . ▁The ▁programme ▁participants ▁include ▁young ▁football ers ▁and ▁journal ists ▁representing ▁ 2 1 1 ▁countries ▁and ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁official ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁programme ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Open ▁Draw , ▁by ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁which ▁ 3 2 ▁football ▁teams ▁– ▁International ▁Teams ▁of ▁Friend ship ▁– ▁were ▁formed . ▁ ▁Associ ating ▁with ▁an ▁e colog ical ▁initi ative , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁International ▁Teams ▁of ▁Friend ship ▁were ▁named ▁after ▁rare ▁and ▁end anger ed ▁species ▁of ▁animals . ▁ ▁International ▁Teams ▁of ▁Friend ship ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Football ▁for ▁Friend ship ▁programme : ▁ ▁African ▁Ele ph ant ▁ ▁Kom odo ▁Dragon ▁ ▁K ip un ji ▁ ▁Big ▁T urt le ▁ ▁D ama ▁Gaz elle ▁ ▁C heet ah ▁ ▁Rh in oc eros ▁ ▁Angel ▁Sh ark ▁ ▁Pol ar ▁Bear ▁ ▁Lem ur ▁ ▁G ri zz ly ▁Bear ▁ ▁Wh ale ▁Sh ark ▁ ▁Three - To ed ▁Sl oth ▁ ▁King ▁Cob ra ▁ ▁Ch imp anze e ▁ ▁G har ial ▁ ▁Western ▁Gor illa ▁ ▁Imperial ▁Wood pe cker ▁ ▁Sa iga ▁