A working meeting will be held on 27 and 28 February in Sochi with the representatives of the 32 teams that qualify for the 2018 World Cup, FIFA announced on Tuesday.
FIFA confirmed the report by the French sports daily L'Equipe about the meeting, which is held as usual before the World Cup, to agree on all points to be settled and also to approve the final timing of the matches.
Russia hosts the 2018 World Cup from June 14 to July 15 in 11 cities.