[(Title)] Putin to attend World Cup final match

MOSCOW, July 9. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin still plans to attend only the final match of the 2018 FIFA World cup, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, noting that the head of state rooted for the Russian team.

俄罗斯总统普京(Vladimir Putin)仍计划仅参加2018年国际足联世界杯决赛。

"The fact that the president did not attend the matches [of the Russian team] does not mean that [he didn't cheer for the Russian football players:] he did root for our team," Peskov said in a conversation with reporters.

佩斯科夫在与记者谈话中说：“总统没有参加（俄罗斯队）的比赛并不意味着他没有对俄罗斯足球运动员的表现欢呼。

The Kremlin spokesman reiterated that "the president kept in contact with [chief coach of the team Stanislav] Cherchesov." "[Putin] cheered [for the team,] and was aware of all current events," the spokesman stressed.

克里姆林宫发言人重申：“总统与（球队总教练斯坦尼斯拉夫）谢切索夫（Stanislav）保持联系，普京为（球队）欢呼。”

Peskov explained that "initially, the president's schedule contained no attendance of any games save the opening and closing matches." "We expect the president to attend the closing match," he said.

佩斯科夫解释说：“起初，除了开幕式和闭幕比赛外，总统没有出席任何比赛。“

The Russian team left the tournament, having lost to Croatia in a series of penalty shootouts in the World Cup quarterfinal on July 7. The World Cup final match will take place on July 15 in Moscow.

俄罗斯队在7月7日的世界杯决赛中输给了克罗地亚，世界杯决赛将于7月15日在莫斯科举行。