Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia [Getty Images]

SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - JULY 25: FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter shakes hands with Vladimir Putin, President of Russia during the Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia at The Konstantin Palace on July 25, 2015 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images)

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