Russia is competing against England and joint bids from Spain and Portugal and Netherlands and Belgium for the right to host in 2018 . Sepp Blatter will not be going to Zurich to back Russia 's the World Cup bid . Putin tells Russian television that FIFA executive members are under unfair pressure . Russian prime minister speaks with FIFA president Vladimir Putin on telephone . Russian PM David Cameron and former U.S. president Putin are in Swiss city .
Sepp Blatter will not be going to Zurich to back Russia 's the World Cup bid . Putin tells Russian television that FIFA executive members are under unfair pressure . Russian prime minister speaks with FIFA president Vladimir Putin on telephone . Russian PM David Cameron and former U.S. president Putin are in Swiss city .