"You have entrusted us with the Fifa World Cup for 2018 and I can promise you will never regret it, " said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov.
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The Black Sea resort city of Sochi will host the Winter Olympic Games and the reinstated Russian Grand Prix in 2014, and Russia will host the FIFA World Cup in 2018, with many hotel chains around the country investing in anticipation.
"When it comes to a decision of the executive committee concerning this matter of the 39th round, and I am sure they will be against it, then it will not have a positive impact on the bid from England for the World Cup in 2018, " he added.
The BBC's sports editor David Bond said the state of the game was brought into sharp focus last year by England's poor showing at the World Cup, followed by the failure of the 2018 World Cup bid and growing concerns over financial inequality and instability.
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Japan is also bidding for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and football's World Cup in either 2018 or 2022.
Plymouth is hoping it will be selected as a venue for World Cup matches if England is chosen to host the 2018 World Cup.
The Bid Book contains all of the detail of how we would host the World Cup in either 2018 or '22.
In all, nine countries are bidding to host the World Cup in either 2018 or 2022, with two more nations focusing their bids on 2022 alone.
The FA said it was worried the plan could damage its 2018 World Cup bid.
"Fifa will determine which continent the 2018 World Cup will go to in November, " he said.
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And the English Football Association accused him of improper conduct during bidding for the 2018 World Cup.
Sepp Blatter also warned that the proposal could harm England's attempt to host the 2018 World Cup.
The media attention given to Landscrona's letter comes as Russia continues its preparations to host the 2018 World Cup.
Blatter warned it could affect the FA's bid for the 2018 World Cup.
Russia, the 2018 World Cup hosts, face the Czech Republic in the other Group A game in Wroclaw that day.
On Wednesday, the mayor said backing a football club at the stadium could boost England's bid to hold the 2018 World Cup.
But he hinted that England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup could also be a factor in returning to the plans.
England wants to stage the 2018 World Cup and the bid team says the new dual process does not affect its planning.
Blatter indicated there is widespread interest in hosting the 2018 World Cup.
Russia is one of five bidders for the 2018 World Cup - with the winner due to be announced on 2 December.
Plans for a new football stadium for Nottingham have been thrown into doubt after England's bid to stage the 2018 World Cup failed.
Five months ago 22 members of FIFA's executive committee voted to stage the 2018 World Cup in Russia and the 2022 tournament in Qatar.
However, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has warned that if the problem is not sorted soon, a sub-standard pitch could damage England's 2018 World Cup bid.
Hopes that Tyneside could play a part in the 2018 World Cup have been dashed, after it was announced that the tournament will take place in Russia.
England's bid to stage the 2018 World Cup finals is being assessed by world governing body Fifa, which is due to announce its decision on 2 December.
And he says the picture of a more diverse crowd is one England's 2018 World Cup bid will be keen to impress on Fifa's inspection team, currently touring facilities in the country.
"Russia loves football, Russia knows what football is and in our country we have everything to conduct the 2018 World Cup on a very worthy level, " said Putin in a televised interview.
And he said its attraction could be seen in the fact that many countries were looking to host the 2018 World Cup, putting their hats into the ring years before the 2010 event had been played.
Beckham lives in Los Angeles with his family but regularly returns to Britain and was a key member of the England 2018 World Cup bid, which lost out to Russia in the vote earlier in December.
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