Vladimir Putin met with President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach.

A ceremony to hand over World Cup host mantle took place at the Moscow Kremlin. The ceremony was attended by President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

Vladimir Putin visited the Bolshoi Theatre to attend a gala concert starring world opera stars ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup final.

On July 15, the President will attend the closing ceremony of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and watch the final match between the national teams of France and Croatia to be held at the Luzhniki Stadium. Additionally, the President will take part in the awards ceremony for the ultimate winner.

A meeting of the Presidium of the Council for Interethnic Relations was held under the chairmanship of the Deputy Chief of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov.

Presidential Aide and Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport Igor Levitin held a final meeting of the working group to prepare a joint meeting of the Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport and the Supervisory Board of the Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee autonomous non-profit organisation. The meeting will focus on the outcomes of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and ways to implement the legacy concept.

Vladimir Putin met with world football stars in the Kremlin.

The first meeting of the working group on preparing the joint session of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport and the Supervisory Council of the Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee on the results of the FIFA World Cup and implementation of the legacy concept took place under the chairmanship of Presidential Aide Igor Levitin.

Vladimir Putin and FIFA President Gianni Infantino visited the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Football Park on Moscow’s Red Square.

Vladimir Putin extended his greetings to Olympic boxing champion and Merited Master of Sports of the USSR Boris Lagutin on his 80^th birthday.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with President of the Russian Olympic Committee Stanislav Pozdnyakov.

Vladimir Putin took part in the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony at Luzhniki Stadium.

Vladimir Putin received President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in the Kremlin. The President of Azerbaijan arrived in Russia to attend the opening of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

The President signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law On Physical Culture and Sport in the Russian Federation and Article 263 of the Federal Law On the General Principles of Organisation of Legislative (Representative) and Executive Bodies of State Authorities of the Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin attended the 6th Youth Judo Tournament in memory of distinguished trainer of Russia Anatoly Rakhlin at the Yubileiny Sports Centre.