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Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, from left, Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, and Emmanuel Macron, France's president, react as rain falls during the award ceremony following the FIFA World Cup final match in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, July 15, 2018. Putin spent six years and more than $11 billion preparing nearly a dozen Russian cities to host the soccer World Cup, the biggest such event the country's held since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, from left, Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, and Emmanuel Macron, France's president, react as rain falls during the award ceremony following the FIFA World Cup final match in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, July 15, 2018. Putin spent six years and more than $11 billion preparing nearly a dozen Russian cities to host the soccer World Cup, the biggest such event the country's held since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images