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MOSCOW (AP) FIFA President Sepp Blatter has revealed the logo for the 2018 World Cup in Russia - with the help of a crew of cosmonauts.
The logo depicts the World Cup trophy in red and blue, colors from the Russian flag, with gold trim.
Unveiling the logo on a Russian state TV talk show, Blatter said the logo would show Russia's ''heart and spirit.'' It was then presented over video link by a crew of three Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station.
''Seeing the football World Cup in our country was a dream for all of us,'' cosmonaut Elena Serova said.
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Simultaneously with the logo's appearance on TV, it was beamed onto Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre as part of a light show.
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