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Russian Prime minister Vladimir Putin looks at the replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy
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Russian Prime minister Vladimir Putin looks at the replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy during his meeting with its President Joseph Blatter prior to a signing ceremony of finalising the status of Russia as the 2018 FIFA World Cup host country at the Grand Hotel Europe in Saint-Petersburg on January 22, 2010. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI/ ALEKSEY NIKOLSKY
