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 After the disappointment of England's abject failure in its bid to stage the 2018 World Cup, perhaps the biggest surprise was the identity of the eventual winners. Both Russia's and Qatar's bids were rated 'high risk' yet they were chosen to stage the 2018 and 2022 competitions. The reason for the awards is, apparently, that FIFA is keen to develop football in new areas. The World Cup finals have never been staged in Russia, Eastern Europe or the Middle East but there are fears the venues might cause problems. Both countries have to undertake major construction projects and there are other factors that threaten trouble. Russia is viewed as Europe's largest emerging football market but the country's vast size is seen as a possible problem. Although the World Cup Finals are being restricted to the European part of Russia, they are still being staged in 13 cities with 1,550 miles between Yekaterinberg in the east and Kaliningrad in the west. In order to allevi...