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A picture taken in Saransk, the capital of Russia's republic of Mordovia, on February 25, 2013, shows a construction site of a new football satdium of FC Saransk.
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A picture taken in Saransk, the capital of Russia's republic of Mordovia, on February 25, 2013, shows a construction site of a new football satdium of FC Saransk. The city of 300,000 situated in the Volga river basin was world football ruling body FIFA's most unexpected choice when the list of the 2018 World Cup host cities was announced by the organisers in September 2012. AFP PHOTO / ANDREY SMIRNOV
