This is the 10th confederations cup, and just like numerous previous tournaments, it is being held in the country that will host the World Cup the following year, Russia.
Security will be a concern over the two weeks in stadiums that have been dogged by construction delays and structural problems.
"Russia has big experience in hosting big events, we have the reasons to believe that everything should will be successful and on a decent level", added Peskov. Eder was the striker when Portugal won the European championship, scoring the victor in the final against host France, but he didn't even make it to Fernando Santos' squad for the Confederations Cup, the World Cup warm-up event.
"It's a dream to be playing with Ronaldo", Silva said ahead of Portugal's Confederation Cup debut against Mexico on Sunday in Kazan.
New Zealand is now without a win in four trips to the Confederations Cup, and next plays Mexico on Wednesday in Sochi.
In New Zealand, the match will be streamed on Sky Go NZ, and while the match isn't being shown online in Russian Federation, you can find viewing options for other countries by checking out LiveSoccerTV.
"The Confederations Cup is the main operational milestone on the way to the next year's World Cup".
"For Russia this is a great holiday, we have been preparing for it over the past several years".
Republican lawmaker Steve Scalise, shot by gunman on Wednesday, making steady recovery
When the members of the Republican team were announced, mention of Scalise's name drew a standing ovation throughout the stadium. Despite the shooting , the congressional baseball game went forward Thursday evening at Nationals Park in Washington .
"My conscience is quite clear", Ronaldo said Wednesday as he walked from a Portugal team bus into Lisbon airport on his way to Russian Federation.
Qualifying teams in this year's competition include Russia, New Zealand, Portugal, Mexico, Cameroon, Chile, Australia, and Germany.
And Samoura said that 480,000 tickets had already been sold - 60 percent of the overall total.
But Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov, appointed after the country's disastrous Euro 2016 campaign, predicts a tricky encounter as he oversees his first competitive match in charge.
Russian authorities insist there is nearly no chance of a repeat as police have cracked down on suspected troublemakers with a barrage of searches, detentions and criminal probes.
Very good Chile side are priced at 9/4 after claiming back to back Copa America trophies, while Mexico and hosts Russian Federation are both priced at 1/1.
"To ensure security of events at the Confederations Cup, a group of forces and means of Russia's Emergencies Ministry consisting of more than 23,000 people, around 2,000 pieces of equipment and 66 aircraft is involved", a spokesman said.
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