Olympic doping scandal: Call for Russia to lose 2018 World Cup

Demands grow for Fifa to act after latest Wada report and exposure of sports minister Vitaly Mutko

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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the 2014 Winter Olympic site with sports minister Vitaly Mutko
(Image credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

With the Russian doping scandal threatening to engulf the Rio Olympics, questions are being asked about the prospects for the 2018 football World Cup, which is due to kick off in less than two years.

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